Transforming school culture: Can true collaboration be initiated?

Educational Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 181-195

  Lam, Shui Fong ^a   Yim, Pui Shan ^a   Lam, Tom Wing Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Peer coaching; School culture; Teacher development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036623444     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188011010xxxx     Document Type: Article

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