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Culturally responsive policy development: Co-constructing assessment and reporting practices with First Nation educators in Alberta Cover

Culturally responsive policy development: Co-constructing assessment and reporting practices with First Nation educators in Alberta

By: S. Laurie Hill and  Paolina Sietz  
Open Access
|May 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jelpp-2023-0001 | Journal eISSN: 1178-8704 | Journal ISSN: 1178-8690
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 19
Published on: May 4, 2023
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