The validity and reliability of OFSTED judgements of the quality of secondary mathematics initial teacher education courses

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-237

  Sinkinson, Anne ^a   Jones, Keith ^b  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5644247748     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764012006155     Document Type: Article

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