Contradictions and tensions in the place of teachers in educational reform: Reflections on teacher preparation in the USA and Namibia

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-343

  Zeichner, Ken ^a   Ndimande, Bekisizwe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Education reform; Namibian education; Teacher professionalism; Teacher quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549131604     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540600802037751     Document Type: Article

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