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Questioning Safe Space: An Introduction

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Notes

  1. The text represented here is a later summary of Thompson’s 2007 presentation authored by Thompson and shared in personal communication.

  2. While Audrey Thompson was unable to contribute to the work offered here, we gratefully acknowledge her role in raising these important issues.

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    Barbara S. Stengel

  2. Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, OH, USA

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Stengel, B.S., Weems, L. Questioning Safe Space: An Introduction. Stud Philos Educ 29, 505–507 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-010-9205-8

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