The impact of disrupted and disjointed early professional development on beginning teachers

Teacher Development

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 501-517

  Fenwick, Ashley ^a   Weir, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beginning teachers; Early professional development; National education policies; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650243576     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664530.2010.533491     Document Type: Article

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