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LITTLE, A.W. (2006). Education for all: multigrade realities and histories. In: LITTLE, A.W. (eds) EDUCATION FOR ALL AND MULTIGRADE TEACHING. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4591-3_1

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