Online professional communities: Understanding the effects of membership on teacher practice

International Journal of Learning

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 601-614

  Duncan Howell, Jennifer ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Online communities; Teacher professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950327871     PISSN: 14479494     EISSN: 14479540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1447-9494/CGP/v16i05/46261     Document Type: Article

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