Teacher education policy in Ireland and the challenges of the twenty-first century

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-360

  Harford, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Educational policy; Ireland; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149238129     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619768.2010.509425     Document Type: Article

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