Epistemological beliefs across domains using Biglan's classification of academic disciplines

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 347-366

  Schommer Aikins, Marlene ^a   Duell, Orpha K ^a   Barker, Sue ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs about knowledge and learning; Domain generality; Domain specificity; Epistemology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345863488     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023081800014     Document Type: Article

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