A reliability generalization study of the teacher efficacy scale and related instruments

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 404-420

  Henson, Robin K ^a   Kogan, Lori R ^b   Vacha Haase, Tammi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 0035531832     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131640121971284     Document Type: Article

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