InSITEs into practitioner research: findings from a research-based ESOL teacher professional development programme

Studies in the Education of Adults

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-137

  Davis, Matt ^a   Kiely, Richard ^b   Askham, James ^b  

^a City of Bristol College   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

continuing professional development; English language teaching; ESOL; practitioner research

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014590808     PISSN: 02660830     EISSN: 14789833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.2009.11661577     Document Type: Article

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