The legacy and the challenges: Paul Pintrich's contributions to personal epistemology research

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-105

  Hofer, Barbara K ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 21244464791     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326985ep4002_4     Document Type: Review

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