Changing Teachers’ Thinking Through Critical Constructivism and Critical Action Research

Teachers and Teaching

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 213-227

  Watts, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042788003     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: 14701278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354060950010205     Document Type: Article

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