Our teachers want to be the best: On the necessity of intra-professional reflection about moral ideals of teaching

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-218

  De Ruyter, Doret J ^a   Kole, J Jos ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intra professional dialogue; Minimal moral standards; Moral aspirations; Professional ideas; Professional morality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953099460     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540600903478474     Document Type: Review

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