Student-teachers' supervision as a professional development activity: Building work-related skills

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-550

  Minott, Mark A ^a   Willett, Ionie Liburd ^b  

^a University College of the Cayman Islands   (Cayman Islands)

^b Division of Teacher Education   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Author keywords

Cayman islands; Cooperating teachers; Mentoring; Pre service teachers; School based continued professional development; St kitts nevis; Student teachers; Work related skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051619594     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2010.546254     Document Type: Article

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