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Teaching Geography

The geography of geographical education in Scotland, Part 2: why do pupils choose to study geography?

Ian Selmesa RSGSCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Alastair McConnellb FRSGS, RSGS;c Dollar Academy
&
Jim Bruced FRSGS
Pages 520-537 | Received 13 Apr 2023, Accepted 10 Jul 2023, Published online: 21 Jul 2023

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