Reflecting, reconceptualizing, and revising: The evolution of a portfolio assignment in a multicultural teacher education course

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-58

  Pleasants, Heather Mikkelson ^a   Johnson, Carol Barnes ^b   Trent, Stanley C ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032219932     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074193259801900105     Document Type: Article

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