Numeracy coordinators: 'Brokering' change within and between communities of practice?

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 344-368

  Corbin, Brian ^a   McNamara, Olwen ^b   Williams, Julian ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Brokering; Communities of practice; National Numeracy Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345015440     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-8527.2003.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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