The evolving meaning and influence of cohort membership

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-211

  Maher, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohorts; Learning communities; Peer learning; Teacher professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844581602     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-005-6304-5     Document Type: Article

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