Elementary school teachers' perception of desirable learning activities: A Singaporean perspective

Educational Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-61

  Tan, Ai Girl ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Desirable activity; Elementary school; Experienced teachers; Initial teachers; Singapore; Teacher perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035286132     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131880110040959     Document Type: Article

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