Do comprehensive school teachers perceive themselves as active professional agents in school reforms?

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-116

  Pyhältö, Kirsi ^a   Pietarinen, Janne ^b   Soini, Tiina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agency; Comprehensive school; School reform; Teacher development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855346631     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-011-9171-0     Document Type: Article

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