The Politics of Teacher Education and the Curse of Complexity

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 181-185

  Cochran Smith, Marilyn ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84990317354     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487105276411     Document Type: Editorial

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