European teacher education: A fractal perspective tackling complexity

European Educational Research Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-331

  Caena, Francesca ^a,b   Margiotta, Umberto ^a,c  

^a Centro Interateneo per la Ricerca   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

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EID: 77956087495     PISSN: 14749041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/eerj.2010.9.3.317     Document Type: Article

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