Principals' perceptions of the causes of teacher ineffectiveness

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 530-537

  Torff, Bruce ^a   Sessions, David N ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative teacher certification programs; Content knowledge; Pedagogical knowledge; Teacher quality; Underperforming schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 32844463574     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.97.4.530     Document Type: Review

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