Efficacy beliefs, background variables, and differentiated instruction of Israeli prospective teachers

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 54-63

  Wertheim, Cheruta ^a   Leyser, Yona ^b  

^a BEIT BERL COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiated instruction; Inclusion; Preservice teachers; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036751444     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670209598791     Document Type: Article

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