Exploring the use of cases and case methods in influencing elementary preservice science teachers' self-efficacy beliefs

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-35

  Yoon, Susan ^a   Pedretti, Erminia ^b   Pedretti, Larry ^b   Hewitt, Jim ^b   Perris, Kirk ^b   Van Oostveen, Roland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 33746784723     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-005-9005-0     Document Type: Article

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