Room for improvement? The impact of compulsory professional development for teachers in England's further education sector

Journal of In-Service Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-108

  Orr, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39149101813     PISSN: 13674587     EISSN: 17475082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674580701832627     Document Type: Article

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