How beginning special and general education elementary teachers negotiate role expectations and access professional resources

Teachers College Record

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1506-1540

  Youngs, Peter ^a   Jones, Nathan ^b   Low, Mark ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80054013032     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
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