Teachers' perceptions of their professional learning activities

International Education Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-221

  Yates, Shirley M ^a  

^a School of Education   (Australia)

Author keywords

Teacher perceptions; Teacher professional development; Teacher renewal

Indexed keywords

EID: 75349087439     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: 14431475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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