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Predicting Student Teachers’ ESD Implementation Intention: The Role of Values, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability
Volume 27 (2025): Issue 1 (June 2025)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2025-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
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Language: English
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Published on: Sep 25, 2025
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Keywords:
Education for sustainable development,
intention to implement education for sustainable development,
student teachers,
teacher beliefs,
teacher self-efficacy
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Social sciences,
Education,
Education, other

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