Learning to learn: Teacher research in the zone of proximal development

Teacher Development

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-166

  Hall, Elaine ^a   Leat, David ^a   Wall, Kate ^a   Higgins, Steve ^a   Edwards, Gail ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85032070637     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664530600773119     Document Type: Article

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