Teacher induction: Does Scotland's approach stand comparison?

Research in Comparative and International Education

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-52

  O'Brien, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68749096367     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17454999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/rcie.2009.4.1.42     Document Type: Article

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