How Does Professional Development Improve Teaching?

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 945-980

  Kennedy, Mary M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

educational improvement; professional development; research design; teacher learning; teacher quality; teaching practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85000786572     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: 19351046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654315626800     Document Type: Article

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