The role of teachers' orientation to learning in professional development and change: A national study of teachers in England

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 443-453

  Opfer, V Darleen ^a   Pedder, David G ^a   Lavicza, Zsolt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Orientation to learning; Teacher change in belief; Teacher change in practice; Teacher professional development; Teacher professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651355117     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2010.09.014     Document Type: Article

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