Choosing to teach: Perceptions of male preservice teachers in early childhood and elementary education

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-60

  Stroud, James C ^a   Smith, Lawrence L ^a   Ealy, Lenore T ^b   Hurst, Rosemary ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Early childhood; Male teachers; Perceptions; Pre service

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010776696     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443001630104     Document Type: Article

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