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Aligning Practice to Theory

Attitudes of Students in Re-cultured and Comprehensive High Schools

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Buchanan, N.K. (2005). Aligning Practice to Theory. In: Learning in Cultural Context. International and Cultural Psychology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27550-9_11

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