Changing pedagogical practice in Kenyan primary schools: The impact of school-based training

Comparative Education

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-86

  Hardman, Frank ^a   Abd Kadir, Jan ^a   Agg, Catherine ^b   Migwi, James ^b   Ndambuku, Jacinta ^b   Smith, Fay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; PRIMARY EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHING; TRAINING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 59649095757     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050060802661402     Document Type: Article

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