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Teachers are under no obligation to accept or develop a philosophy about what they do, but there is an obligation to think about what they do and why they do it; it is irresponsible not to.
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Williams, P.J. (2012). Introduction. In: Williams, P.J. (eds) Technology Education for Teachers. International Technology Education Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-161-0_1
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