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Efficacy Research Underpinning the SOU

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This chapter describes the prior applied work and research that underpins the self-organizing university as a whole including early research in the compulsory sector and the transition of the model to higher education. Key studies are identified including a description of their contribution to the overall research base for the model.

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Bain, A., Zundans-Fraser, L. (2016). Efficacy Research Underpinning the SOU. In: Rising to the Challenge of Transforming Higher Education. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0261-8_9

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