Reconceptualizing professional development for curriculum leadership: Inspired by John Dewey and informed by Alain Badiou

Educational Philosophy and Theory

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-229

  Kesson, Kathleen R ^a   Henderson, James G ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Badiou; Curriculum leadership; Democratic education; Dewey; Ethical fidelity; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149180412     PISSN: 00131857     EISSN: 14695812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2009.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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