Research on Professional Development and Teacher Change: Implications for Adult Basic Education

Review of Adult Learningand Literacy: VOLUME 7: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue , 2023, Pages 205-244

  Smith, Cristine ^a   Gillespie, Marilyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781003417996-7     Document Type: Chapter

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