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Making a Case for New Directions in English Language Teaching Research at an Omani University: A Critical Qualitative Content Analysis Report
Ali S. M. Al-Issa
Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khoudh, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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Deciphering the Distance between Distance Education and Working Professionals in Difficult Geographies
Jatin Pandey and Manjari Singh
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Seeking a Research Method to Study Women Who Have Recovered from Trauma and Addiction that Combines Feminist Theory, Somatic Theory, Alternative Forms of Representation, and Social Justice
Sharon N. Stopforth
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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