Objects, Tools, and Cooperation Arrangements in Intensified Personal Guidance Counseling in Finland
By: Anne-Mari Souto, Sanna Vehviläinen and Hanna Lonka
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/njtcg.103 | Journal eISSN: 2003-8046
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 13
Submitted on: Feb 27, 2025
Accepted on: Jan 6, 2026
Published on: Jan 14, 2026
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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