'It is a case of changing your thought processes, the way you actually teach': Implementing a complex professional learning agenda in Scottish physical education

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-144

  Atencio, Matthew ^a   Jess, Mike ^b   Dewar, Kay ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent Scholar   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collaborative learning; communities of practice; complexity theory; professional development; teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859481258     PISSN: 17408989     EISSN: 17425786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2011.565469     Document Type: Article

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