Teaching through the prism of difference: A dialogue among four bilingual, African-ancestry teachers

Theory into Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 248-257

  Casimir, Myriam ^a   Mattox, Norman ^b   Hays, John ^c   Vasquez, Carla Llewelyn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Cesar Chavez Elementary School   (United States)

^c James Lick Middle School   (United States)

^d George Moscone Elementary School   (United States)

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EID: 25144462252     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430421tip3904_8     Document Type: Article

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