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Kiggins, J., Cambourne, B. (2007). The Knowledge Building Community Program: A Partnership for Progress in Teacher Education. In: Townsend, T., Bates, R. (eds) Handbook of Teacher Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4773-8_24

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