Students' conceptions of knowledge, the role of the teacher and learner as important factors in a didactic school reform

Educational Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-40

  Zuljan, Milena Valenčič ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cognitive constructivist model of education; Conception shifts; Conceptions of learner roles; Conceptions of teacher roles; Higher education; Students' conceptions of knowledge; Teacher development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847251117     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690600948166     Document Type: Article

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