Rethinking the practicum: Limitations and possibilities

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-234

  Grudnoff, Lexie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Beginning teachers; Initial teacher education; Practicum; Student teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960776944     PISSN: 1359866X     EISSN: 14692945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359866X.2011.588308     Document Type: Article

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