Best practice? advice provided to teachers about the use of Brain Gym ® in Australian schools

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-124

  Stephenson, Jennifer ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Educational policy; Organisational culture; Professional development; Quality assurance; Teachers; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349626291     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410905300202     Document Type: Article

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