Using teacher stories to reveal quality educational practice: An Eastern Cape experience

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 524-533

  Paige, Kathryn ^a   Chartres, Mike ^a   Kenyon, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eastern Cape; Mathematics curriculum; Primary education; Science curriculum; South Africa; Teacher development; Teacher oral histories

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; TEACHER TRAINING;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 44649152244     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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