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Research Article

What is ‘fair’ and ‘just’ in refugee education? How teachers and school leaders negotiate competing discourses of ‘equity’ and ‘equality’ in Australia

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Received 10 Jan 2023, Accepted 24 Apr 2023, Published online: 10 May 2023

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