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Teacher education in Bhutan: highlights and challenges for reform

W. Duffie VanBalkom Faculty of Education, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ann Sherman Faculty of Education, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Pages 43-55 | Received 01 Jun 2009, Accepted 17 Sep 2009, Published online: 01 Apr 2010

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