Teachers’ characteristics and attitudinal beliefs about linguistic and cultural diversity

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 323-358

  Flores, Belinda Bustos ^a   Smith, Howard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 79952894522     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235880802640789     Document Type: Article

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