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Curriculum & Teaching Studies

Towards decoloniality of the education training and development third-year curriculum: Employing situated learning characteristics to facilitate authentic learning

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Article: 2237301 | Received 26 Jul 2022, Accepted 04 Jul 2023, Published online: 25 Jul 2023

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