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'He's Such a Nice Man, But He's so Boring, You Have to Really Make a Conscious Effort to Learn': The views of Gemma, Daniel and their contemporaries on teacher quality and effectiveness

M. Younger
&
M. Warrington
Pages 231-241 | Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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