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Take the class outside! A call for place-based outdoor learning in the Australian primary school curriculum

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  1. Outdoor Connections Australia, Werri Beach, Australia

    Amanda Lloyd

  2. Centre for Educational Research, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia

    Son Truong & Tonia Gray

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Lloyd, A., Truong, S. & Gray, T. Take the class outside! A call for place-based outdoor learning in the Australian primary school curriculum. Curric Perspect 38, 163–167 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41297-018-0050-1

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