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Teacher Development
An international journal of teachers' professional development
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Developing professional knowledge about teachers through metaphor research: facilitating a process of change

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Pages 381-395 | Received 18 Jan 2009, Accepted 14 Oct 2009, Published online: 09 Sep 2010

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