A review of research on the impact of professional learning communities on teaching practice and student learning

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-91

  Vescio, Vicki ^a   Ross, Dorene ^a   Adams, Alyson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Professional development; School culture; Student achievement; Teacher collaboration; Teaching practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549064664     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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