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This chapter explores how the worldwide web can be used to support teachers involved in developing professionally through further study at Masters level. The study upon which the chapter is based was a two-year qualitative research project, which examined how teachers interacted with a website, http://www.philseflsupport.com,set up to support their studies.
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Quirke, P. (2008). Supporting Teacher Development on the Web. In: Garton, S., Richards, K. (eds) Professional Encounters in TESOL. Communicating in Professions and Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230594173_9
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