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SPECIAL ISSUE - Teaching About Climate Change in the Midst of Ecological Crisis: Responsibilities, Challenges, and Possibilities

Responding to climate change ‘controversy’ in schools: Philosophy for Children, place-responsive pedagogies & Critical Indigenous Pedagogy

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Pages 1096-1108 | Received 09 Jun 2022, Accepted 23 Sep 2022, Published online: 14 Oct 2022

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