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An Examination of Career Education and Guidance in Sweden Cover

An Examination of Career Education and Guidance in Sweden

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|Oct 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/njtcg.69 | Journal eISSN: 2003-8046
Language: English
Page range: 57 - 70
Submitted on: May 4, 2023
Accepted on: Oct 16, 2023
Published on: Oct 30, 2023
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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