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Special Section: Sociality, Intersubjectivity, and Social Conflict

STEM(ing) the Tide: A Critical Race Theory Analysis in STEM Education1

Pages 986-998 | Received 10 Jul 2020, Accepted 23 Oct 2020, Published online: 11 Nov 2020

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