Challenges Confronting the Researcher : Teacher: Conflicts of Purpose and Conduct / E. David Wong.

Educational research conducted by classroom teachers can offer valuable insight into the experience of teaching and the nature of student learning. However, striving to be both a researcher and a teacher can present unique and serious challenges. An incident from the classroom experiences of a resea...

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Main Author: Wong, E. David
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1993.
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Physical Description:21 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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