Developing a model for continuous professional development by action research

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 243-264

  Herbert, Susan ^a   Rainford, Marcia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

collaborative action research; in service teacher professional development; reflection; third space theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897608419     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2013.794748     Document Type: Article

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