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Leadership in Religious Education: A Critique from the Australian Perspective

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  1. Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese, Sydney, Australia

    Leonie Crotty (Dr.)

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  1. Australian Catholic University, Ballarat, Australia

    Marian de Souza

  2. Fordham University, New York, USA

    Gloria Durka

  3. Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia

    Kathleen Engebretson

  4. University of Warwick, UK

    Robert Jackson

  5. Dublin City University, Ireland

    Andrew McGrady

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Crotty, L. (2009). Leadership in Religious Education: A Critique from the Australian Perspective. In: de Souza, M., Durka, G., Engebretson, K., Jackson, R., McGrady, A. (eds) International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education. International Handbooks of Religion and Education, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5246-4_54

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