Policy, culture and practice in teacher professional development in five European countries. A comparative analysis

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 74-90

  Ostinelli, Giorgio ^a   Crescentini, Alberto ^b  

^a Divisione Della Cultura e Degli Studi Universitari   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

continuous professional development; educational systems; international comparison; Teacher professional learning and development; techer training

Indexed keywords

EID: 85100785043     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2021.1883719     Document Type: Article

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