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Provides a vital insight into the ways in which teachers' backgrounds and career histories affect their teaching. The studies employ a range of different methodologies, but they all reaffirm the centrality of the teacher in educational research.

Supplies bibliographical and critical analysis of available biographies in English.

This volume is devoted to life-writing in English from 1945 to the present day, a period in which life-writing became an increasingly popular and accessible form.

Over 5,500 detailed biographies of the most eminent, talented and distinguished women in the world today.

Updated from the 1985 Longman dictionary of 20th century biography. Contains biographical sketches of pretty much everyone you've ever heard of, plus a lot of others. They come from all fields and countries. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR