Social processes of health and physical education teachers' identity formation: Reproducing and changing culture

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-84

  Sirna, K ^a   Tinning, R ^b,c   Rossi, T ^b  

^a DOUGLAS COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agency; Identity construction; Social reproduction; Student teachers; Subject department offices

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950947923     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690903385501     Document Type: Article

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