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Theatre enriching social work with immigrants—the case of a Finnish multicultural theatre group

Kan teater berika socialt arbete med invandrare? Fallstudie över en mångkulturell teatergrupp i Finland

Pages 261-270 | Published online: 21 Apr 2010

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