Curriculum reform and professional development: A case study on Chinese teacher educators

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 373-391

  Zhu, Hong ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 78651108337     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415250903457604     Document Type: Article

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