Reality aftershock and how to avert it: Second-year teachers' experiences of support for their professional development

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-196

  Hobson, Andrew J ^a   Ashby, Patricia ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

early professional development; post induction support; reality aftershock; reality shock; second year teachers; transition shock

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861861616     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2012.676628     Document Type: Article

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