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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, U.S.A.

    Tony Townsend

  2. Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia

    Richard Bates

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Thaman, K. (2007). Partnerships for Progressing Cultural Democracy in Teacher Education in Pacific Island Countries. In: Townsend, T., Bates, R. (eds) Handbook of Teacher Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4773-8_4

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