Teacher training for secondary education and graduates' entrance into the teaching profession

Educational Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 399-417

  Rots, Isabel ^a   Aelterman, Antonia ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Entrance into the teaching profession; Initial teacher training; Teaching (occupation); Teaching commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049110399     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690802257176     Document Type: Article

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