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ERIC Number: EJ595870
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Transforming Professional Development: An Empirical Study To Determine the Key Aspects of Electronic Collaboration and Social Interaction in the Elementary Mathematics Teaching Community.
Colgan, Lynda; Higginson, William; Sinclair, Nathalie
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v45 n3 p315-19 Fall 1999
Describes an ongoing study in which 60 beginning elementary teachers have access to an online community that integrates many Internet communication tools. The study seeks to identify specific determinants of successful use of computer technology as professional development and collaborative learning tools and to describe the interaction between technology and professional culture. (SV)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Educational Research, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Internet, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers, Social Support Groups
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Learning Communities; Teacher Networks; Teacher Support Groups