Continuing validation of the teaching autonomy scale

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-51

  Pearson, L Carolyn ^a   Moomaw, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Curriculum and teaching autonomy; Teaching Autonomy Scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749341446     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.100.1.44-51     Document Type: Article

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