Rethinking teacher preparation and professional development in Africa: An analysis of the curriculum of teacher education in the teaching of early reading and mathematics

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 409-502

  Pryor, John ^a   Akyeampong, Kwame ^a   Westbrook, J ^a   Lussier, Kattie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; early reading; mathematics; teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872394896     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585176.2012.747725     Document Type: Article

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