Primary science teacher confidence revisited: Ten years on

Educational Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-430

  Murphy, Colette ^a   Neil, Peter ^b   Beggs, Jim ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Development Studies Association Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; Primary science; Teacher attitudes; Teacher confidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248995904     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: 14695847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131880701717289     Document Type: Article

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