Teacher professional development in cyprus: Reflections on current trends and challenges in policy and practices

Journal of In-Service Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-61

  Karagiorgi, Yiasemina ^a   Symeou, Loizos ^a  

^a Cyprus Pedagogical Institute   (Cyprus)

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EID: 85006591128     PISSN: 13674587     EISSN: 17475082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674580500479968     Document Type: Article

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