The use of training days: Finding time for teachers' professional development

Educational Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-248

  Bubb, Sara ^a   Earley, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

development time; impact evaluation; in service training days (INSET); personalised professional development; staff development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883445072     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: 14695847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131881.2013.825161     Document Type: Article

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