School improvement, pre-service teacher education and the construction of social networks in New Zealand and England

Journal of Education for Teaching

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-33

  Strathdee, Robert ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33847138168     PISSN: 02607476     EISSN: 13600540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02607470601098260     Document Type: Review

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