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Teacher Development
An international journal of teachers' professional development
Volume 27, 2023 - Issue 2
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Research Articles

STEM students’ career choice for teaching: studying career choice processes using personal projects

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Pages 133-152 | Received 07 Sep 2020, Accepted 19 May 2022, Published online: 27 Dec 2022

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