Promoting school-centered professional development through teaching portfolios: A Case Study

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-361

  Xu, Jianzhong ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Elementary school; Professional development; Teaching portfolio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042238300     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487103255015     Document Type: Article

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