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Studying Teacher Education
A journal of self-study of teacher education practices
Volume 14, 2018 - Issue 2
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“What’s the Middle Ground? Am I Ever Going to be the Perfect Teacher?:” Self-Study of a Doctoral Student’s Acculturation Process

“¿Cuál es el punto de encuentro? ¿Alguna vez llegaré a ser el docente perfecto?”: el self-study del proceso de aculturación de un estudiante de doctorado

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Pages 194-211 | Received 25 Jul 2017, Accepted 28 Feb 2018, Published online: 18 Apr 2018

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