Beyond a command performance: Reflections on Classmates as a new teacher preparation initiative

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-18

  Ferfolja, Tania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beginning teachers; Pre service teacher education; Teacher training

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249105996     PISSN: 1359866X     EISSN: 14692945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598660701793343     Document Type: Article

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