Does teacher preparation matter for beginning teachers in either special or general education?

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 158-170

  Boe, Erling E ^a   Shin, Sujie ^a   Cook, Lynne H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36148999786     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00224669070410030201     Document Type: Article

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