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Teacher Educators’ and Teacher Trainees’ Perspective on Teacher Training for Sustainable Development

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|Jul 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2020-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 65
Published on: Jul 16, 2020
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year

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