Perceptions of teachers on the benefits of teacher development programmes in one province of South Africa

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 475-490

  Mestry, Raj ^a   Hendricks, Ilona ^b   Bisschoff, Tom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b Department of Education ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78149276533     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v29n4a292     Document Type: Article

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