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Practitioners’ Professional Development Needs From a Sustainability Perspective: The Impact of Some Demographic Features

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability
Volume 25 (2023): Issue 2 (December 2023)
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|Feb 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2023-0020 | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
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Language: English
Page range: 128 - 142
Published on: Feb 22, 2024
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
Demographic features,
ECCE sector,
highly trained workforce,
practitioners,
professional development for sustainability
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Education,
Education, other

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