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Weiss-DeBoer, E., Carlson, J.S. (2010). Advanced Placement. In: Clauss-Ehlers, C.S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71799-9_14
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