'Crossing over': Strategies for supporting the training and development of international teachers

International Journal of Learning

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 321-334

  Brown, Alice ^a   Dashwood, Ann ^a   Lawrence, Jill ^a   Burton, Lorelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Cross cultural; Higher education; International teachers; Staff development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957337986     PISSN: 14479494     EISSN: 14479540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v17i04/46984     Document Type: Article

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