Constructivist teaching and intra-school collaboration among teachers in South Korea: An uncertainty management perspective

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 635-647

  Cha, Yun Kyung ^a   Ham, Seung Hwan ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Instructional uncertainty; Teacher collaboration; yungbokhap education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870388395     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12564-012-9225-x     Document Type: Article

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