Difficulties of Alternatively Certified Teachers

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-246

  Schonfeld, Irvin Sam ^a   Feinman, Samantha J ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative certification; classroom management; job stressors; New York City Teaching Fellows; occupational stress; school violence; teacher stress; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859875966     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: 15523535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124510392570     Document Type: Article

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