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Over the past two decades, the beliefs and conceptions of teachers have been debated by scholars, educational officials, and even parents in the teacher research field. Unless stereotype conceptions of teachers are transformed, any ideal blueprint of curriculum reform will unlikely be achieved.
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Bohua, C. (2013). Conceptions of Textbooks By Chinese Teachers in Mainland China. In: Law, E.HF., Li, C. (eds) Curriculum Innovations in Changing Societies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-359-1_16
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