Situated instructional coaching: a case study of faculty professional development

International Journal of STEM Education

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Czajka, Charles Doug ^a   McConnell, David ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Dinosaurs; Geoscience; Professional development; Reformed instruction; Student centered; Teaching beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85051780445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21967822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40594-016-0044-1     Document Type: Article

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