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Education for sustainable development in early childhood education in Finland

By: Jyrki Reunamo and  Liisa Suomela  
Open Access
|Mar 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2013-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
Language: English
Page range: 91 - 102
Published on: Mar 12, 2014
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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