Professional standards for teacher educators: How to deal with complexity, ownership and function. Experiences from the Netherlands

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-149

  Koster, B ^a   Dengerink, J J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 45949091484     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619760802000115     Document Type: Article

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