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  1. Department of English, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China

    Prof. Alastair Sharp

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  1. Faculty of Economics and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Education, University of Freiburg, 79085, Freiburg, Germany

    Norbert M. Seel

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Sharp, A. (2012). Humanistic Approaches to Learning. In: Seel, N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_530

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