Evans, J. J., & Blackwell, G. R. (2011, June), International Credits in the European Higher Education Area  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18145

\bibitem{asee_peer_18145}
  Evans, J. J., \& Blackwell, G. R. (2011, June), \emph{International Credits in the European Higher Education Area}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18145

Jeffrey J. Evans and Glenn R. Blackwell.  "International Credits in the European Higher Education Area".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/18145 Internet.  26 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_18145}
  Jeffrey J. Evans and Glenn R. Blackwell.
  "International Credits in the European Higher Education Area".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/18145 Internet.  26 Apr, 2024

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