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Articles

Teaching facts or teaching thinking? The potential of hooks’ ‘engaged pedagogy’ for teaching politics in a ‘post-truth’ moment

Pages 75-92 | Received 20 Jun 2020, Accepted 17 Jul 2021, Published online: 14 Aug 2021

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