Telling half the story: A critical review of research on the teaching beliefs and practices of university academics

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-228

  Kane, Ruth ^a   Sandretto, Susan ^a   Heath, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Espoused theories; Higher education; Teachers beliefs; Teaching practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036625420     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543072002177     Document Type: Review

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