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- ↑ Tony Eaude (4 January 2008). Children's Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development: Primary and Early Years . Learning Matters. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-84445-310-8.
- ↑ Reconstructing Teacher Education. John Elliott (editor). Taylor & Francis. 27 April 2012. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-136-45382-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Comment 081 October 1994". Comment (81): 15. October 1994.
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