Understanding diversity in educational psychology teams

School Psychology International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-399

  Annan, Jean ^a   Bowler, Jo ^b   Mentis, Mandia ^a   Phillipson, Roger ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Ministry of Education   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Diversity; Educational psychology; Interdisciplinary teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649106203     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034308096440     Document Type: Article

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