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Teacher Readiness: A Pedagogy of Encounter

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Curriculum reform in religious education is more likely to be successfully implemented in schools when those responsible for its implementation know and understand the theory underpinning the reforms and their implications.

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    Linda Di Sipio

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    Michael T. Buchanan

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    Adrian-Mario Gellel

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Di Sipio, L. (2019). Teacher Readiness: A Pedagogy of Encounter. In: Buchanan, M., Gellel, AM. (eds) Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6127-2_16

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