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| Harnessing student voice and leadership: A study of one Australian Indigenous leadership program L Walsh, R Black, D Zyngier, V Fernandes Pedagogy, Culture & Society 27 (3), 383-401, 2019 | 29 | 2019 |
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| What future teachers believe about democracy and why it is important D Zyngier Teachers and Teaching 22 (7), 782-804, 2016 | 21 | 2016 |
