Teacher learning on problem-solving teams

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 608-615

  Gregory, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed methods; Prereferral intervention; Problem solving teams; Professional development; Teacher characteristics; Teacher expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349125980     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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