Choosing to teach in urban schools among graduates of elite colleges

Urban Education

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 522-544

  Tamir, Eran ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bourdieu; Teacher career; Teacher preparation; Teacher retention; Teaching profession

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350051142     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085909339373     Document Type: Article

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