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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Dr. Linden Wilkinson for her literature review contributions that informed this essay. A/Prof Anne Harris is currently funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowship funding scheme (project ID# FT170100022). The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Australian Government or Australian Research Council.

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Harris, A., Carter, M.R. Applied creativity and the arts. Curric Perspect 41, 107–112 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41297-020-00127-z

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