What influences the learning cultures of subject departments in secondary schools? A study of four subject departments in England

Teacher Development

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-54

  Childs, Ann ^a   Burn, Katharine ^b   McNicholl, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

culture; leadership; school departments; teacher education; workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874406788     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664530.2012.753945     Document Type: Article

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