Pre-service teachers' beliefs about and attitudes toward mathematics: the case of Dudu

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 337-346

  Mapolelo, Dumma C ^a  

^a Dept Lib Info Studs Univ B   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; PRIMARY EDUCATION; TEACHER TRAINING;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 0032125094     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(98)00018-2     Document Type: Article

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