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Usak, M., & Mihajlović, A. (2026). Does physical education and health truly belong to STEM? A meta-analysis on the effects of STEM-PA integrations. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(9), em2908. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19177

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Usak M, Mihajlović A. Does physical education and health truly belong to STEM? A meta-analysis on the effects of STEM-PA integrations. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(9):em2908. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19177

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Usak M, Mihajlović A. Does physical education and health truly belong to STEM? A meta-analysis on the effects of STEM-PA integrations. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(9), em2908. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19177

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Usak, Muhammet, and Aleksandra Mihajlović. "Does physical education and health truly belong to STEM? A meta-analysis on the effects of STEM-PA integrations". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2026 22 no. 9 (2026): em2908. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19177

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Usak, M., and Mihajlović, A. (2026). Does physical education and health truly belong to STEM? A meta-analysis on the effects of STEM-PA integrations. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(9), em2908. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19177

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Usak, Muhammet et al. "Does physical education and health truly belong to STEM? A meta-analysis on the effects of STEM-PA integrations". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, no. 9, 2026, em2908. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19177