The Role of Teachers' Beliefs and Knowledge in the Adoption of a Reform-Based Curriculum

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 412-422

  Roehrig, Gillian H ^a   Kruse, Rebecca A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548753674     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2005.tb18061.x     Document Type: Article

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