A critical appraisal of four approaches which support teachers' problem-solving within educational settings

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-35

  Bennett, Sue ^a   Monsen, Jeremy J ^b  

^a Barnet Council   (United Kingdom)

^b Kent Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circle of adults; Circle of support; Coaching; Collaborative problem solving; Decision making; Emotional health; Problem solving; Staff sharing scheme; Teacher support groups; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952996495     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2011.549351     Document Type: Article

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