Critical reflections of action research used for professional development in a Middle Eastern Gulf State

Educational Action Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-250

  McGee, Alyson ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Critical reflection; English as a Second Language; Ideological issues; Professional knowledge construction; Professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 46149106135     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650790802011882     Document Type: Article

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