Curriculum making as novice professional development: Practical risk taking as learning in high-stakes times

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 216-230

  Clayton, Christine D ^a  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beginning teachers; Curriculum making; High stakes times; Learning to teach; Professional development; Teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247559639     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487107301377     Document Type: Article

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