Practitioner research in education: the critical perspectives of doctoral students

Studies in the Education of Adults

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-174

  Pilkington, Rachel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

action research; cultures of practice; higher education; pedagogy; practitioner inquiry; professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964218099     PISSN: 02660830     EISSN: 14789833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.2009.11661579     Document Type: Article

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