The experience of a professional community: Teachers developing a new image of themselves and their workplace

Educational Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 237-254

  Andrews, D ^a   Lewis, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Educational change; Enhanced student learning outcomes; Organizational learning; Professional learning community; School effectiveness; School improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036896775     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131880210135340     Document Type: Article

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