The lost promise of teacher professional development in England

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-24

  Opfer, V Darleen ^a   Pedder, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Professional development; School based teacher education; Teacher development; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651293673     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619768.2010.534131     Document Type: Article

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