A sense of professionalism: The impact of 20-day courses in subject knowledge on the professional development of teachers

Teacher Development

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-455

  Turner Bisset, Rosie ^a   Nichol, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85012566658     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664539800200057     Document Type: Article

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