Balancing accountability and trust

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Balancing accountability and trust. / Hansen, Hanne Foss; Geschwind, Lars; Kivisto, Jussi; Pekkola, Elias ; Pinheiro, Romulo; Pulkkinen, Kirsi.

I: Higher Education, Bind 78, Nr. 3, 10, 2019, s. 557–573.

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Hansen, HF, Geschwind, L, Kivisto, J, Pekkola, E, Pinheiro, R & Pulkkinen, K 2019, 'Balancing accountability and trust', Higher Education, bind 78, nr. 3, 10, s. 557–573. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-0358-2

APA

Hansen, H. F., Geschwind, L., Kivisto, J., Pekkola, E., Pinheiro, R., & Pulkkinen, K. (2019). Balancing accountability and trust. Higher Education, 78(3), 557–573. [10]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-0358-2

Vancouver

Hansen HF, Geschwind L, Kivisto J, Pekkola E, Pinheiro R, Pulkkinen K. Balancing accountability and trust. Higher Education. 2019;78(3):557–573. 10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-0358-2

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Hansen, Hanne Foss ; Geschwind, Lars ; Kivisto, Jussi ; Pekkola, Elias ; Pinheiro, Romulo ; Pulkkinen, Kirsi. / Balancing accountability and trust. I: Higher Education. 2019 ; Bind 78, Nr. 3. s. 557–573.

Bibtex

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