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From Rabun County to Yonji County

The Foxfire Approach and Community-Based Education in Rural China

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These students have participated in similar projects before as part of an initiative by the Rural China Education Foundation (RCEF) in collaboration with rural teachers to promote learning that is community-based and centered on student inquiry.

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Lam, S.G. (2016). From Rabun County to Yonji County. In: Smith, H., McDermott, J.C. (eds) The Foxfire Approach. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-564-7_10

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