A bridge over troubling waters: a snapshot of teacher graduates' perceptions of their ongoing professional learning needs

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 144-158

  Crosswell, Leanne ^a   Beutel, Denise ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

professional standards; reflective practice; teacher education; teacher induction; transition to profession

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877247286     PISSN: 1359866X     EISSN: 14692945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359866X.2013.777022     Document Type: Article

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