Reflections of elementary school literacy coaches on practice: Roles and perspectives

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 199-227

  Lynch, Jacqueline ^a   Ferguson, Kristen ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elementary schools; Literacy; Ontario education; Primary junior teachers; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955808139     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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