Opportunities for Professional Learning in Mathematics Teacher Workgroup Conversations: Relationships to Instructional Expertise

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 373-418

  Horn, Ilana Seidel ^a   Kane, Britnie Delinger ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84938420481     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508406.2015.1034865     Document Type: Article

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