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Education and learning need to move centre-stage to secure our future well-being — and especially so in periods of rapid, yet consistent social transformation (Ranson, 1998). Only if learning is placed at the centre of our daily experience can:
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Cara, S., Landry, C., Ranson, S. (2002). Learning Cities for the Learning Society . In: Hudson, C., Lidström, A. (eds) Local Education Policies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230523388_8
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