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Research Papers in Education Volume 27, 2012 - Issue 4: Emotional well-being in educational policy and practice: interdisciplinary perspectives
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From emotional and psychological well-being to character education: challenging policy discourses of behavioural science and ‘vulnerability’

Kathryn Ecclestone School of Education, School of Education University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 463-480 | Published online: 20 Jun 2012

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