Extending content-focused professional development through online communities of practice

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 517-536

  Vavasseur, Cynthia B ^a   Kim Macgregor, S ^b  

^a NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Middle school; Online communities of practice; Principal support; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008783304     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2008.10782519     Document Type: Article

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