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Searching for learners’ voices: Teachers’ struggle to align pedagogical-reform policy with instructional practice

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|Feb 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jped-2021-0010 | Journal eISSN: 1338-2144 | Journal ISSN: 1338-1563
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 83
Published on: Feb 2, 2022
Published by: University of Trnava, Faculty of Education
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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