In search of practitioner-based social capital: A social network analysis tool for understanding and facilitating teacher collaboration in a US-based STEM professional development program

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-93

  Baker Doylea, Kira J ^a   Yoonb, Susan A ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Professional development; Science teachers; Social network analysis; Social networks; Teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651111051     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2010.494450     Document Type: Article

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