A collaborative action research approach to professional learning

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 802-821

  Bleicher, Robert E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

action research; inservice teacher education; professional development; professional learning; reflection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908049603     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2013.842183     Document Type: Article

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