Teaching Practice generated stressors and coping mechanisms among student teachers in Zimbabwe

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-166

  Mapfumo, John S ^a   Chitsiko, Natsirayi ^a   Chireshe, Regis ^b  

^a Faculty of Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Stress; Stress coping mechanisms; Student teachers; Teaching Practice; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862000509     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v32n2a601     Document Type: Article

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