A design for teacher education based on a systematic framework of variation to link teaching with learners’ ways of experiencing the object of learning

International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-71

  Wood, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Brunei Darussalam; Design based research; Education colleges; Initial teacher education; Learning studies; Object of learning; Teachers; Variation theory; Variational techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877347097     PISSN: 20468253     EISSN: 20468261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20468251311290132     Document Type: Article

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