Facing the challenges of itinerant teaching: Perspectives and suggestions from the field

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 420-433

  Correa Torres, Silvia Maria ^a   Howell, Jennifer Johnson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HEATHLAND; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; ITINERANT TEACHING; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SKILL; TEACHER; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 3242664993     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0409800704     Document Type: Review

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