What is 'good' teaching? Teacher beliefs and practices about their teaching

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-108

  Devine, Dympna ^a   Fahie, Declan ^a   McGillicuddy, Deirdre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

effectiveness; leadership; quality; sociocultural; teacher beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875923055     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03323315.2013.773228     Document Type: Article

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