Examining the long-term impact of collaborative action research on teacher identity and practice: The perceptions of K-12 teachers

Educational Action Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-86

  Goodnough, Karen ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action research; Practice; Teacher identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951800957     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650792.2011.547694     Document Type: Article

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