Beyond 'what works': Understanding teacher identity as a practical and political tool

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 517-528

  Mockler, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

teacher professional identity; teacher professional learning and development; teachers' work

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051504918     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2011.602059     Document Type: Article

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