Student teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of their initial preparation

European Journal of Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 456-473

  Giannakaki, Marina Stefania ^a   Hobson, Andrew J ^b   Malderez, Angi ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Perceptions; Teacher preparation; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 82055175956     PISSN: 01418211     EISSN: 14653435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2011.01493.x     Document Type: Article

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