Central, local and individual continuing professional development (CPD) priorities: Changing policies of CPD in Wales

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 759-776

  Jones, Ken ^a  

^a Swansea Metropolitan University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

continuing professional development policy; professional development; Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859387343     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2011.616089     Document Type: Article

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