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Signs of Reengagement?

Changes in Teaching Methodology in the Framework of the Bologna Process2

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Spanish universities have carried out a number of changes derived from the largest social changes that have occurred in recent years. In this article, we shall only highlight two of these that may have had some influence on the new processes of integration and the generation of identity at university.

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Andreu, M.E., Codina, J.M.M., Gelabert, A.S. (2012). Signs of Reengagement?. In: Vukasović, M., Maassen, P., Nerland, M., Stensaker, B., Pinheiro, R., Vabø, A. (eds) Effects of Higher Education Reforms. Higher Education Research in the 21st Century Series, vol 4. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-016-3_2

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