Preparing high-quality teachers: Views from the classroom

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 959-1001

  Zientek, Linda Reichwein ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative certification; Certification route; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649020589     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831207308223     Document Type: Article

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