Teacher beliefs: The impact of the design of constructivist learning environments on instructor epistemologies

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-155

  Marra, Rose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Constructivist learning environments; Epistemological beliefs; Epistemology; Higher education; Teacher beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944496568     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-005-7249-4     Document Type: Review

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