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Let’s talk about class – exploring the everyday emotions and experiences of classism in Irish education: a thematic analysis of Irish Twitter conversations on class and education between 2018 and 2022

Pages 733-748 | Received 26 Jun 2023, Accepted 16 Sep 2023, Published online: 08 Oct 2023

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