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The representation of Asia in Victorian senior secondary history curriculum

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The representation of Asia is shaped by the complexities of the curriculum policy process, including the context in which curriculum is developed and the practices of the teachers who enact it as mentioned in this paper, and developing more dynamic and interculturally rich representations of Asia in history curriculum requires an understanding of these complexities.
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The representation of Asia is shaped by the complexities of the curriculum policy process, including the context in which curriculum is developed and the practices of the teachers who enact it. Developing more dynamic and interculturally rich representations of Asia in history curriculum requires an understanding of these complexities.

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