Supporting peer-to-peer e-mentoring of novice teachers using social software

Cases on Online Tutoring, Mentoring, and Educational Services: Practices and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 84-97

  Lee, Mark J W ^a   McLoughlin, Catherine ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84899308546     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-876-5.ch007     Document Type: Chapter

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