New teachers' individual learning dispositions: A Scottish case study

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 183-199

  Shanks, Rachel ^a   Robson, Dean ^a   Gray, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84865413535     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2012.00403.x     Document Type: Article

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