More than just a group: Teacher collaboration and learning in the workplace

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 349-376

  Hindin, Alisa ^a   Morocco, Catherine Cobb ^b   Mott, Emily Arwen ^b   Aguilar, Cynthia Mata ^b  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Education Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning communities; Literacy; Middle grades; Professional development; Teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849265959     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540600701391911     Document Type: Review

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