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    "Curriculum and Instruction Department, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 1954 Buford Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108, United States of America"
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  "published": "2026-08-01",
  "publisher": "Universitas Negeri Semarang",
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  "title": "Place-based Socioscientific Issues Approach to Enhance Prospective Natural Sciences Teachers’ Critical Reasoning",
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