Creating enabling classroom practices in high poverty contexts: The disruptive possibilities of looking in classrooms

Pedagogy, Culture and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-264

  Hayes, Debra ^a   Johnston, Ken ^a   King, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Challenging circumstances; Classroom observation; Classroom practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649103144     PISSN: 14681366     EISSN: 17475104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681360903194293     Document Type: Article

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