Effective professional development for physical education teachers: The role of informal, collaborative learning

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-200

  Armour, Kathleen M ^a   Yelling, Martin ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In service training; Informal collaborative learning; Professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047165323     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: 15432769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.26.2.177     Document Type: Article

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