Sex differences in self-efficacy beliefs of elementary science teachers

Psychological Reports

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 333-338

  Kiviet, Agnes M ^a   Mji, Andile ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCIENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCIENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; TEACHING;

EID: 0037317893     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.92.1.333     Document Type: Article

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