Examining what we mean by collaboration in collaborative action research: A cross-case analysis

Educational Action Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 433-452

  Bruce, Catherine D ^a   Flynn, Tara ^a   Stagg Peterson, Shelley ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

case study research; collaborative action research; teacher collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858970771     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650792.2011.625667     Document Type: Article

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