The effects of online professional development on fourth grade english language arts teachers' knowledge and instructional practices

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-375

  Masters, Jessica ^a   De Kramer, Raquel Magidin ^a   O'Dwyer, Laura M ^a   Dash, Sheralyn ^a   Russell, Michael ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 78149274276     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EC.43.3.e     Document Type: Article

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