How do teachers learn in the workplace? An examination of teacher learning activities

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-224

  Meirink, Jacobiene A ^a   Meijer, Paulien C ^b   Verloop, Nico ^a   Bergen, Theo C M ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Eindhoven School of Education   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Learning activities; Learning experiences; Sequences; Teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449723245     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619760802624096     Document Type: Article

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