Teachers engaging in action research: Challenging some assumptions

Educational Action Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 535-556

  Peters, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 34248671288     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650790400200267     Document Type: Article

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