Becoming a tertiary teacher: learning in communities of practice

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 323-339

  Viskovic, Alison ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Educational development; Tertiary teaching; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149114427     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360600947285     Document Type: Article

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