Considering the Social Context of Schools: A Framework for Investigating New Teacher Induction

Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-342

  Pogodzinski, Ben ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

induction; social capital; social networks; socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864690520     PISSN: 13611267     EISSN: 14699745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13611267.2012.701960     Document Type: Article

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