The genesis of mentors' professional and personal knowledge about teaching: perspectives from the Republic of Ireland

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 364-375

  Clarke, Marie ^a   Killeavy, Maureen ^a   Moloney, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

induction; mentor teachers; mentoring; professional development; professional knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883488314     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619768.2012.755513     Document Type: Article

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