Embracing philosophy and raising the standard of pre-service teacher education programs

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Spooner-Lane, Rebecca, Curtis, Elizabeth and Mergler, Amanda. 2010. "Embracing philosophy and raising the standard of pre-service teacher education programs." Lovat, Terence, Toomey, Ron and Clement, Neville (ed.) International research handbook on values education and student wellbeing. Dordrecht, Netherlands. Springer. pp. 377-394
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Embracing philosophy and raising the standard of pre-service teacher education programs

Book Chapter CategoryEdited book (chapter)
ERA Publisher ID3337
Book TitleInternational research handbook on values education and student wellbeing
AuthorsSpooner-Lane, Rebecca (Author), Curtis, Elizabeth (Author) and Mergler, Amanda (Author)
EditorsLovat, Terence, Toomey, Ron and Clement, Neville
Page Range377-394
Chapter Number23
Number of Pages18
Year2010
PublisherSpringer
Place of PublicationDordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN9789048186747
9789048186754
Web Address (URL)https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789048186747
Keywordspre-service teachers; teacher education
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators
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Byline AffiliationsQueensland University of Technology
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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