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Intentions versus unintended discursive consequences: reflections upon Sherbino et al.’s commentary on “Flower Power”

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    Cynthia R. Whitehead, Zubin Austin & Brian D. Hodges

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Whitehead, C.R., Austin, Z. & Hodges, B.D. Intentions versus unintended discursive consequences: reflections upon Sherbino et al.’s commentary on “Flower Power”. Adv in Health Sci Educ 16, 699–701 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-011-9337-9

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