Teachers' in-service training needs in Cyprus

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-194

  Karagiorgi, Yiasemina ^a   Symeou, Loizos ^b  

^a Cyprus Pedagogical Institute   (Cyprus)

^b CYPRUS COLLEGE   (Cyprus)

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EID: 34248209670     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619760701275487     Document Type: Article

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