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Watt, H.M.G., Parker, P.D. Person- and variable-centred quantitative analyses in educational research: insights concerning Australian students’ and teachers’ engagement and wellbeing. Aust. Educ. Res. 47, 501–515 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-020-00390-z

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