The bright side: Teacher research in the context of educational reform and policy-making

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-86

  Rust, Frances ^a   Meyers, Ellen ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Teachers Network Leadership Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Education policy; Professional development; Teacher networks; Teacher research

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547956455     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13450600500365452     Document Type: Review

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