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ERIC Number: EJ327384
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Studying the Professional Development of Teachers: How Conceptions of the World Inform the Research Agenda.
Zimpher, Nancy L.; Ashburn, Elizabeth A.
Journal of Teacher Education, v36 n6 p16-26 Nov-Dec 1985
Although teaching and teacher education are related, the knowledge base for teacher education is not the knowledge base about teacher education. Differences are described and implications of research are discussed. The study of the professional development of teachers needs to be informed by multiple conceptions of the world. (MT)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Professional Development, Scientific Methodology, Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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