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Globalization and environmental education: looking beyond sustainable development 2007 2026 2013 2019 506
  1. Globalization and environmental education: looking beyond sustainable development (2008)
    Bob Jickling, A.E.J. Wals Journal of Curriculum Studies
  2. A SWOT analysis of ChatGPT: Implications for educational practice and research (2023)
    Mohammadreza Farrokhnia, Seyyed Kazem Banihashem et al. Innovations in Education and Teaching International
  3. Social learning towards a sustainable world (2007)
    A.E.J. Wals et al. Lirias (KU Leuven)

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Alternatives to National Standards for Environmental Education: Process-Based Quality Assessment
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