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Implementing Education for Sustainable Development in Namibia: School Teachers’ Perceptions and Teaching Practices

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|Jun 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2018-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
Language: English
Page range: 64 - 81
Published on: Jun 26, 2018
Published by: Daugavpils University
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