Characteristics of effective alternative teacher certification programs

Teachers College Record

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-63

  Humphrey, Daniel C ^a   Wechsler, Marjorie E ^a   Hough, Heather J ^b  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39649092926     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
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