Benefits, status and effectiveness of Continuous Professional Development for teachers in England

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 413-431

  Opfer, V Darleen ^a   Pedder, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits of professional development; Conditions for teacher learning; Effectiveness of professional development; Teacher professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959915311     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585176.2010.529651     Document Type: Article

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