Resistant agency in German lessons in primary education in Germany

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Resistant agency in German lessons in primary education in Germany. / Wischmann, Anke; Riepe, Valérie.
In: Ethnography and Education, Vol. 14, No. 2, 03.04.2019, p. 136-152.

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Wischmann A, Riepe V. Resistant agency in German lessons in primary education in Germany. Ethnography and Education. 2019 Apr 3;14(2):136-152. Epub 2017 Nov 21. doi: 10.1080/17457823.2017.1405735

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