The 'perfect' senior (VCE) secondary physical education teacher: Student perceptions of teacher-related factors that influence academic performance

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1-22

  Whittle, Rachael J ^a   Telford, Amanda ^a   Benson, Amanda C ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84945297948     PISSN: 1835-517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2015v40n8.1     Document Type: Article

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