Teachers' collaborative conversations about culture: Negotiating decision making in intercultural teaching

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-286

  MacPherson, Seonaigh ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaborative inquiry; Decision making; Field experience; Intercultural teaching; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951796113     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487109353032     Document Type: Article

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