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Bringing communities together – why bother? In the quest for improving conditions for learning there is a strong drive in New Zealand and internationally to make learning experiences more ‘connected’. But connected to whom, and for what reason?
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France, B., Compton, V. (2012). Bringing Communities Together. In: France, B., Compton, V. (eds) Bringing Communities Together. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-791-2_1
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