Nurturing confidence in preservice elementary science teachers

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 841-860

  Bleicher, Robert E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary science education; Preservice teacher education; Self efficacy; STEBI B

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948940365     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-007-9067-2     Document Type: Article

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