Action research: A viable option for effecting change

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Warrican, S Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Action research; Change agents; Collaboration; Educational innovation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749860204     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270500175537     Document Type: Article

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