Understanding continuing professional development: the need for theory to impact on policy and practice

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 688-697

  Kennedy, Aileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

continuing professional development; policy analysis; teacher professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908040355     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2014.955122     Document Type: Article

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