How Do Elementary School Teachers Plan? The Nature of Planning and Influences on It

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Previous articleNext article No AccessHow Do Elementary School Teachers Plan? The Nature of Planning and Influences on ItGail McCutcheonGail McCutcheon Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Elementary School Journal Volume 81, Number 1Sep., 1980 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/461201 Views: 108Total views on this site Citations: 99Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1980 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Adriana Zaragoza, Tina Seidel, Rossella Santagata Lesson analysis and plan template: scaffolding preservice teachers’ application of professional knowledge to lesson planning, Journal of Curriculum Studies 47 (Feb 2023): 1–15.https://doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2023.2182650Stephen J. Aguilar, Dan Silver, Morgan S. 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