Establishing schools as professional learning communities: Perspectives from Malta

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-150

  Bezzina, Christopher ^a,b   Testa, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b St Albert the Great College   (Malta)

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EID: 27944469192     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619760500093156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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