US urban teachers' perspectives of culturally competent professional development

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 282-294

  Flory, Sara B ^a   McCaughtry, Nate ^b   Martin, Jeffrey J ^b   Murphy, Anne ^b   Blum, Barbara ^c   Wisdom, Kimberlydawn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural competence; curricular change; diverse students; health education; urban schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897776952     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2013.775663     Document Type: Article

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