Collaborative innovations with rural and regional secondary teachers: Enhancing student learning in mathematics

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-167

  Pegg, John ^a   Panizzon, Debra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mathematics education; Professional learning model; Rural education; Student learning; Teacher collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051964055     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13394-011-0009-0     Document Type: Article

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