Teacher quality, appraisal and development: The flaws in the IQMS

Perspectives in Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-18

  De Clercq, Francine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Appraisal for improvement; Professional development and collaborative culture; Teacher quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749114645     PISSN: 02582236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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