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Primary school pupils’ views of characteristics of good primary school teachers: an exploratory, open approach for investigating pupils’ perceptions

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Pages 543-564 | Received 11 Feb 2013, Accepted 10 Feb 2014, Published online: 06 Jan 2015

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