Providing for the professional development of teachers in England: A contemporary account of a government-led intervention

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 190-206

  Burstow, Bob ^a   Winch, Chris ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

continuing professional development; craft; government policy; mastery; profession

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897651101     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2013.810662     Document Type: Article

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