Civic education and political knowledge in Australia

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-23

  McAllister, Ian ^a  

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EID: 0032221626     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361149850697     Document Type: Article

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