Better serving the needs of limited English proficient (LEP) students in the mainstream classroom: Examining the impact of an inquiry-based hybrid professional development program

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-113

  Hutchinson, Mary ^a   Hadjioannou, Xenia ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

English language learners; hybrid program; professional development; second language acquisition; TESOL strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751564927     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2011.538499     Document Type: Article

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