Identity formation of teacher-mentors: An analysis of contrasting experiences using a Wengerian matrix framework

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 722-731

  Kwan, Tammy ^a   Lopez Real, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Community of practice; Identity formation; Mentoring; Professional development; Wengerian matrix framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349084058     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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