Who are the future teachers in Turkey? Characteristics of entering student teachers

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-101

  Aksu, Meral ^a   Demir, Cennet Engin ^a   Daloglu, Aysegul ^a   Yildirim, Soner ^a   Kiraz, Ercan ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Background characteristics; Entering student teachers; Pedagogical beliefs; Socio cultural values; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT; TEACHER TRAINING; URBAN AREA;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 70349510167     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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