Impact of a paid urban field experience on teacher candidates’ willingness to work in urban schools

Teacher Educator

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-203

  Grande, Marya ^a   Burns, Barbara ^a   Schmidt, Raquel ^b   Marable, Michele A ^a  

^a CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84857430590     PISSN: 08878730     EISSN: 19388101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08878730902974264     Document Type: Article

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