Mathematics coaching: A new kind of professional development

Teacher Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-251

  Obara, Samuel ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaches; Curriculum; Pedagogical content knowledge; Professional development; Student achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954064204     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664530.2010.494504     Document Type: Article

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