Inspiring teaching: learning from exemplary practitioners

Journal of Professional Capital and Community

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 124-144

  Sammons, Pamela ^a   Lindorff, Ariel Mariah ^a   Ortega, Lorena ^a   Kington, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leadership; Professional development; Professional learning community

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040630880     PISSN: 20569548     EISSN: 20569556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JPCC-09-2015-0005     Document Type: Article

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