Personal construct psychology as a framework for research into teacher and learner thinking

Language Teaching Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-144

  Roberts, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 26644474730     PISSN: 13621688     EISSN: 14770954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136216889900300203     Document Type: Article

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