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Articles

Africa in Irish Primary Geography Textbooks: developing and applying a Framework to investigate the potential of Irish Primary Geography textbooks in supporting Critical Multicultural Education

Pages 123-143 | Received 24 Nov 2020, Accepted 18 Mar 2021, Published online: 08 Apr 2021

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