Understanding Teacher Candidate Misconceptions and Concerns about Differentiated Instruction

Teacher Educator

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 22-45

  Dack, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 85064265863     PISSN: 08878730     EISSN: 19388101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08878730.2018.1485802     Document Type: Article

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