Paradigm lost? Subject knowledge, primary teachers and education policy

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-55

  Poulson, Louise ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education policy; Primary teachers; Subject knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035579725     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.t01-1-00162     Document Type: Article

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