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Journal of Education for Teaching
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Humanistic qualities of the teacher as perceived by undergraduate students in Bahrain and Kuwait

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Pages 183-197 | Received 14 May 2010, Accepted 13 Sep 2010, Published online: 21 Mar 2011

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