Opening a door to the learning society through teacher professional development: An examination of the policy and provision of professional development opportunities for second‐level teachers in the Republic of Ireland

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 65-82

  Halton, Michael ^a  

^a St Louis Secondary School   (Ireland)

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EID: 39549117594     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0332331040230208     Document Type: Article

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