Professional communities in the context of teachers' professional lives: A case of mathematics specialists

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-140

  Nickerson, Susan D ^a   Moriarty, Gail ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Context of teaching; Elementary mathematics teaching; Inservice teacher education; Mathematics specialists; Professional development; Teachers' professional communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044443287     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-005-4795-8     Document Type: Article

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