Teachers' perception of satisfaction, skill development, and skill application after instructional consultation services

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 444-457

  Kaiser, Lauren ^a   Rosenfield, Sylvia ^a   Gravois, Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Professional development; Staff development; Teacher education preparation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 70249099264     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219409339062     Document Type: Article

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