Editorial

Sustainability: Place, Space and Pedagogy in Adult Learning and Education

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  • Joke Vandenabeele KU Leuven
  • Silke Schreiber-Barsch University of Duisburg-Essen
  • Fergal Finnegan Maynooth University

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https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.5549

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2024-10-15

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Vandenabeele, J., Schreiber-Barsch, S., & Finnegan, F. (2024). Editorial: Sustainability: Place, Space and Pedagogy in Adult Learning and Education. European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 15(3), 227–238. https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.5549

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