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Koopmans, M., Stamovlasis, D. (2016). Introduction to Education as a Complex Dynamical System. In: Koopmans, M., Stamovlasis, D. (eds) Complex Dynamical Systems in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27577-2_1
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