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The Added Value of Spirituality in Reconnecting to the Self, Others, and Nature in Higher Education Cover

The Added Value of Spirituality in Reconnecting to the Self, Others, and Nature in Higher Education

By: Mona Rechberger  
Open Access
|Oct 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/glo.82 | Journal eISSN: 2059-2949
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 29, 2023
Accepted on: Feb 25, 2024
Published on: Oct 3, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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