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International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education
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‘Let's go outside’: Icelandic teachers' views of using the outdoors

Kristín NorðdahlSchool of Education, University of Iceland, v/Stakkahlíð, 105Reykjavík, IcelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ingólfur Ásgeir JóhannessonSchool of Education, University of Iceland, v/Stakkahlíð, 105Reykjavík, Iceland
Pages 391-406 | Received 10 Jun 2014, Accepted 15 Aug 2014, Published online: 29 Sep 2014

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