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  1. Some of the studies include Calabrese Barton (2004), Roth and Lee (2004), Scantlebury (1998), and Tobin et al. (1999).

  2. Some of the studies include Moje et al. (2004), Taylor (2006), and Wallace (2004).

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Aikenhead, G.S. Objectivity: the opiate of the academic?. Cult Stud of Sci Educ 3, 581–585 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-008-9126-9

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