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What Motivates Human Behaviour?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Malcolm Pumpa*
Affiliation:
Thursday Island High school, Thursday Island
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The broad outcomes of 25 years of state education for A.T.S.I. people are not encouraging. Whilst it would be premature to say that the system has failed these people, it is obvious that the outcome has not met the expectations of many educators and many A.T.S.I. people.

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Research Article
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