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Action research PhD

Gerry Roberts   -- References

 

 

 

Action researching my practice as a facilitator of experiential learning with pastoralist farmers in Central West Queensland

 

 

Gerard Michael O’Brien Roberts

B.App.Sc.  (Rur.  Tech) (Hons); M.Sc.  (Wool and An.  Sc.)

 

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