Nestedness of beliefs: Examining a prospective elementary teacher's belief system about science teaching and learning

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 835-868

  Bryan, Lynn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; STUDENTS;

DIDACTIC TEACHING ORIENTATION; HANDS ON APPROACH; TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM;

TEACHING;

EID: 0344926292     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10113     Document Type: Article

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