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Lewis examines the intricacies of teaching and researching preservice teachers who mirrored her personal background and initial perceptions of teaching in a high poverty urban school. The methodology, subjectivity, author’s voice, and analysis of this timely and original study are detailed.

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Lewis, A.D. (2017). Mirrored Reflections. In: Preservice Teachers, Social Class, and Race in Urban Schools. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95127-7_3

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