A story behind a story: Developing strategies for making sense of teacher narratives

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-230

  Jessop, Tansy S ^a   Penny, Alan J ^b  

^a King Alfred’s University College ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85011189213     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136455799295023     Document Type: Article

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