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Intercultural Studies of Curriculum

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This chapter presents the reader with an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of curriculum and the intercultural framing that shape the context of the book Intercultural Studies of Curriculum Theory Policy and Practice. It also provides the reader with an understanding of how the book was conceptualized and the layout of each section and chapter.

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Roofe, C., Bezzina, C. (2018). Introduction. In: Roofe, C., Bezzina, C. (eds) Intercultural Studies of Curriculum. Intercultural Studies in Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60897-6_1

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