Contested aspects of becoming a teacher: Teacher learning and the role of subject knowledge

European Educational Research Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 475-486

  Colucci Gray, Laura T ^a   Fraser, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65349165777     PISSN: 14749041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/eerj.2008.7.4.475     Document Type: Article

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