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Cohen, E.G. (2000). Equitable Classrooms in a Changing Society. In: Hallinan, M.T. (eds) Handbook of the Sociology of Education. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36424-2_12
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