The evolving field of teacher education: How understanding challenge(r)s might improve the preparation of teachers

Handbook of Research on Teacher Education: Enduring Questions in Changing Contexts, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 908-935

  Wilson, Suzanne M ^a   Tamir, Eran ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203938690-100     Document Type: Chapter

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