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Understanding the Educational Change Process and Teachers’ Work

Reflections from an Indian Perspective

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In recent years, the school education sector has realized that teachers are the key to educational change and school effectiveness. Teacher quality is a critical element that influences student performance.

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Raina, D., Nagpal, S., Panda, P. (2013). Understanding the Educational Change Process and Teachers’ Work. In: Kimonen, E., Nevalainen, R. (eds) Transforming Teachers’ Work Globally. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-470-3_12

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