A folkloristic approach to understanding teachers as storytellers?

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 363-380

  Hamer, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 85008844563     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095183999236033     Document Type: Article

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