Becoming a teacher and staying one: Examining the complex ecologies associated with educating and retaining new teachers in rural Australia

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-47

  Plunkett, Margaret ^a   Dyson, Michael ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79551710507     PISSN: 1835517X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2011v36n1.3     Document Type: Article

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