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Example of Reference Books

Prain, L. (2022). The creative instigator’s handbook : a DIY guide to making social change through art. Arsenal Pulp Press.
Scher, R. (2017). Art in political campaigns. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior (Vol. 2, pp. 31-31). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://doi.org/
10.4135/9781483391144
Chapter 6 Visual Intelligence & Analog Thinking in Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy through the Communicative & Visual Arts. (2005)
Chapter 7 Visual Intelligence & Spatial Aptitudes in Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy through the Communicative & Visual Arts. (2005)

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