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Artifact or agent of change: the self-fulfilling prophecy redefined

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Gerald G. Smale
Affiliation:
The University of Sussex, Centre for Continuing Education, Falmer, Brighton, Sussex BN1 9QN, England

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Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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