The impacts of professional learning communities on science teachers’ knowledge, practice and student learning: a review

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 569-588

  Dogan, Selcuk ^a   Pringle, Rose ^b   Mesa, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

professional development; professional learning communities; science education; teacher knowledge; teacher practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939493859     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2015.1065899     Document Type: Review

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