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Engineering Education
a Journal of the Higher Education Academy
Volume 6, 2011 - Issue 2
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Learning from each other: engaging engineering students through their cultural capital

(Senior University Teacher specialising in Enterprise Education, Engineering and Director of Enterprise Education) , (Reader in Department of Mechanical Engineering) & (Internationalisation Project Officer 2007–2010)
Pages 29-38 | Published online: 15 Dec 2015

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