Teacher professional learning in an online community: The experiences of the national quality schooling framework pilot project

Technology, Pedagogy and Education

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-157

  Carr, Nicky ^a   Chambers, Dianne P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 85009578889     PISSN: 1475939X     EISSN: 17475139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14759390600769094     Document Type: Article

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