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Research Article

“I’m gonna teach them all the same way”: teachers’ beliefs about, experiences of, and classroom practices with children of color

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Pages 127-147 | Received 20 Apr 2019, Accepted 21 Feb 2021, Published online: 27 Mar 2021

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