Teacher Candidates' Changing Perceptions of Urban Schools: Results of a 4-Year Study

Action in Teacher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-31

  Conaway, Betty J ^a   Browning, Larry J ^a   Purdum Cassidy, Barbara ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951445385     PISSN: 01626620     EISSN: 21586098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01626620.2007.10463436     Document Type: Article

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