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A complex dynamic systems perspective on teacher learning and identity formation: an instrumental case

Joanna K. GarnerThe Center for Educational Partnerships, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USCorrespondence[email protected]
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Avi KaplanEducational Psychology, College of Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USView further author information
Pages 7-33 | Received 11 Sep 2017, Accepted 05 Oct 2018, Published online: 16 Oct 2018

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