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Comparing apples and pears?: a conceptual framework for understanding forms of outdoor learning through comparison of English Forest Schools and Danish udeskole

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Pages 868-892 | Received 04 Oct 2014, Accepted 16 Jul 2015, Published online: 18 Aug 2015

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