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APA

Gavrilas, L., Kotsis, K. T., & Papanikolaou, M.-S. (2024). Exploration of the prospective utilization of educational robotics by preschool and primary education teachers. Pedagogical Research, 9(1), em0181. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/14049

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Gavrilas L, Kotsis KT, Papanikolaou MS. Exploration of the prospective utilization of educational robotics by preschool and primary education teachers. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2024;9(1):em0181. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/14049

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Gavrilas L, Kotsis KT, Papanikolaou MS. Exploration of the prospective utilization of educational robotics by preschool and primary education teachers. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2024;9(1), em0181. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/14049

Chicago

Gavrilas, Leonidas, Konstantinos T. Kotsis, and Marianna-Sotiria Papanikolaou. "Exploration of the prospective utilization of educational robotics by preschool and primary education teachers". Pedagogical Research 2024 9 no. 1 (2024): em0181. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/14049

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Gavrilas, L., Kotsis, K. T., and Papanikolaou, M.-S. (2024). Exploration of the prospective utilization of educational robotics by preschool and primary education teachers. Pedagogical Research, 9(1), em0181. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/14049

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Gavrilas, Leonidas et al. "Exploration of the prospective utilization of educational robotics by preschool and primary education teachers". Pedagogical Research, vol. 9, no. 1, 2024, em0181. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/14049