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The social sustainability of neighbourhood-schools: a qualitative study with Iranian children and youth about their neighbourhood perceptions

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Pages 1178-1196 | Received 07 Jun 2019, Accepted 14 Oct 2019, Published online: 24 Oct 2019

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