Classroom management issues for teaching assistants

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 353-383

  Luo, Jiali ^a   Bellows, Laurie ^a   Grady, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0034196790     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007042911919     Document Type: Article

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