The emotional ambivalence of socially just teaching: A case study of a novice urban schoolteacher

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 274-318

  Chubbuck, Sharon M ^a   Zembylas, Michalinos ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Emotion; Socially just teaching; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149100777     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831207311586     Document Type: Article

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