Producing caring qualified teachers: An exploration of the influence of pre-service teacher concerns on learner-centeredness

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 516-521

  Dunn, Karee E ^a   Rakes, Glenda C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Learner centered; Pre service teacher beliefs; Pre service teacher concerns; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349099137     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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