Teachers' workplace learning within informal contexts of school cultures in the United States and Lithuania

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-321

  Jurasaite Harbison, Elena ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; Lithuania; Organizational culture; Teachers; United States of America; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949132117     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620910954201     Document Type: Article

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