'Our family business was education': Professional socialization among intergenerational African-American teaching families

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 605-626

  Dingus, Jeannine E ^a  

^a ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 57049189183     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518390701470313     Document Type: Article

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