Teacher policy: A framework for comparative analysis

Prospects

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 487-508

  Tatto, Maria Teresa ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative and International perspectives; Teacher education; Teacher policy; Teacher professional Life cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350028487     PISSN: 00331538     EISSN: 15739090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11125-009-9088-z     Document Type: Article

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