Enhancing teacher professional development through micro-credentials: emerging insights and challenges

Journal title CADMO
Author/s Francesca Fioretti, Brit Svoen
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2025/2
Language English Pages 16 P. 53-68 File size 186 KB
DOI 10.3280/CAD2025-002004
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Keywords: micro-credential, professional development, lifelong learning, Erasmus+.

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Francesca Fioretti, Brit Svoen, Enhancing teacher professional development through micro-credentials: emerging insights and challenges in "CADMO" 2/2025, pp 53-68, DOI: 10.3280/CAD2025-002004