Reflecting on an ideal: student teachers envision a future identity

Reflective Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 631-643

  Beauchamp, Catherine ^a   Thomas, Lynn ^b  

^a BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Professional identity; Reflection; Student teachers; Teacher development; Teacher education; Teacher identity development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960240815     PISSN: 14623943     EISSN: 14701103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14623943.2010.516975     Document Type: Article

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