Do different routes to becoming a special educator produce different understandings of the profession and its core concepts?

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 559-570

  Cameron, David Lansing ^a   Jortveit, Maryann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Norway; profession; special educator; teacher education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING THEORY; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SPECIALIZATION; TEACHER; TEACHING;

EID: 84919574490     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2014.933544     Document Type: Article

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