Assessing Candidate Disposition for Admission into Teacher Education: Can Just Anyone Teach?

Action in Teacher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 72-80

  Harrison, Judy ^a   Smithey, Gary ^a   McAffee, Hal ^a   Weiner, Charles ^a  

^a HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749820116     PISSN: 01626620     EISSN: 21586098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01626620.2006.10463403     Document Type: Article

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