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Justice‐centered community–university partnering: Core tenets of partnering for justice epistemology
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- Award ID(s):
- 2029956
- PAR ID:
- 10374113
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Science Education
- Volume:
- 106
- Issue:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 0036-8326
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21772
