Conundrums of our own making: Critical pedagogy and trainee further education teachers

Teacher Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-209

  Avis, James ^a   Bathmaker, Ann Marie ^b   Kendal, Alex ^a   Parsons, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009576546     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664530300200198     Document Type: Article

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