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Cross‐cultural field placements: Student teachers learning from schools and communities

Laura L. Stachowski Director of Cultural Immersion Projects, Indiana University
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James M. Mahan Professor emeritus of education, Indiana University
Pages 155-162 | Published online: 05 Nov 2009

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