Putting professional development into action by putting action into professional development in second level schools in Ireland?

Educational Action Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-144

  Halton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745614824     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650790400200232     Document Type: Article

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