Toward a prototype of expertise in teaching: A descriptive case study

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-371

  Smith, Tracy W ^a   Strahan, David ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Teacher effectiveness; Teacher expertise; Teacher quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544350747     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487104267587     Document Type: Article

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