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Research Article

Recontextualising Education for Sustainable Development in pedagogic practice in Vietnam: linking Bernsteinian and constructivist perspectives

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Pages 313-337 | Received 03 Jan 2020, Accepted 17 Jan 2021, Published online: 02 Mar 2021

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