A culture of collaborative inquiry: Learning to develop and support professional learning communities

Teachers College Record

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1269-1303

  Nelson, Tamara Holmlund ^a   Slavit, David ^a   Perkins, Mart ^b   Hathorn, Tom ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Engineering   (United States)

^c Olympic Educational Service District   (United States)

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EID: 46449119141     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
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