Personal epistemology of urban elementary school teachers

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 226-242

  Pearrow, Melissa ^a   Sanchez, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school teachers; Social construction; Teachers' beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949038515     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124507304169     Document Type: Article

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