The case for reconceptualizing teacher efficacy research

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 747-766

  Wheatley, Karl F ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratic education; Education reform; Teacher beliefs; Teacher education; Teacher efficacy; Teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 23644459047     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2005.05.009     Document Type: Article

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