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Agreed Syllabuses: Their History and Development in England and Wales, 1944–2004

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International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education

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  1. University of Exeter, U.K.

    Jack Priestley

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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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Priestley, J. (2009). Agreed Syllabuses: Their History and Development in England and Wales, 1944–2004. 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_70

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