Influence of a Critically Oriented Methods Course and Early Field Experience on Preservice Teachers' Conceptions of Teaching

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-142

  Curtner Smith, Matthew D ^a,b   Sofo, Seidu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 1842585705     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1357332042000175845     Document Type: Article

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