Understanding teacher identity from a symbolic interactionist perspective: Two ethnographic narratives

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-101

  Smit, Brigitte ^a   Fritz, Elzette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Educational change; Ethnography; Narrative inquiry; Symbolic interactionism; Teacher identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049438260     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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