Teachers’ professional growth through engagement with lesson study

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 357-383

  Widjaja, Wanty ^a   Vale, Colleen ^a   Groves, Susie ^a   Doig, Brian ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lesson study; Mathematics teaching; Professional growth; Professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949669571     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: 15731820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-015-9341-8     Document Type: Article

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