Identifying elements critical for functional and sustainable professional learning communities

Science Education

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 543-570

  Richmond, Gail ^a   Manokore, Viola ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953720261     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20430     Document Type: Article

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