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‘There Is No Cloud?’ Awareness of Digital Technology in a Sustainability Perspective in Teacher Education Cover

‘There Is No Cloud?’ Awareness of Digital Technology in a Sustainability Perspective in Teacher Education

By: Gerd Johansen  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
Language: English
Page range: 30 - 41
Published on: Feb 18, 2026
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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