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Research Article

Transformative climate change education and the school caretaker: a more-than-human analysis with young people

Nina Liebhabera Institute of Subject-Specific Education, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Claire Ramjanb School of Education and Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Ayr, Scotland, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1599-7195View further author information
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Melanie Frickc Department of Psychiatry, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2555-9092View further author information
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Greg Manniond Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2233-9278View further author information
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Received 27 Mar 2023, Accepted 12 Nov 2023, Published online: 24 Nov 2023

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