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Exploring Community Philosophy as a tool for parental engagement in a primary school 探索社区哲学作为小学家长参与的工具

International Journal for Transformative Research Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/ijtr-2015-0011

Charlotte Haines Lyon

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引用次数: 1

A new approach to diagnostics of the combustion process in diesel engines using vibration measurements. Part 1 : Reconstruction of cylinder pressure from vibration measurements 一种利用振动测量诊断柴油机燃烧过程的新方法。第1部分:从振动测量中重建气缸压力

International Journal for Transformative Research Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.20855/IJAV.2003.8.2131

G. Zurita-Villarroel, A. Ågren

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引用次数: 6

A brave new world: considering the pedagogic potential of Virtual World Field Trips (VWFTs) in initial teacher education 一个勇敢的新世界:考虑虚拟世界实地考察(VWFTs)在初级教师教育中的教学潜力

International Journal for Transformative Research Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1515/ijtr-2016-0002

S. Fitzsimons, M. Farren

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引用次数: 8

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