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Homing into school to create the ideal classroom: young people want to combine the best of home and school learning environments

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Homing into school to create the ideal classroom: young people want to combine the best of home and school learning environments. / Costa, Ana.
In: CoDesign, Vol. 21, No. 1, 31.03.2025, p. 74-94.

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Costa, A 2025, 'Homing into school to create the ideal classroom: young people want to combine the best of home and school learning environments', CoDesign, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 74-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/15710882.2024.2363925

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Costa, A. (2025). Homing into school to create the ideal classroom: young people want to combine the best of home and school learning environments. CoDesign, 21(1), 74-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/15710882.2024.2363925

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Costa A. Homing into school to create the ideal classroom: young people want to combine the best of home and school learning environments. CoDesign. 2025 Mar 31;21(1):74-94. Epub 2024 Jun 14. doi: 10.1080/15710882.2024.2363925

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Costa, Ana. / Homing into school to create the ideal classroom : young people want to combine the best of home and school learning environments. In: CoDesign. 2025 ; Vol. 21, No. 1. pp. 74-94.

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