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Research on Teacher Identity: Introduction to Mapping Challenges and Innovations

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In this chapter, we introduce the book, authors, and issues related to research on teacher identity. Our goal is to lay the groundwork for the organization of the content and issues to be discussed in the book.

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Schutz, P.A., Cross Francis, D., Hong, J. (2018). Research on Teacher Identity: Introduction to Mapping Challenges and Innovations. In: Schutz, P., Hong, J., Cross Francis, D. (eds) Research on Teacher Identity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93836-3_1

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