To what extent do reform-prepared upper elementary and middle school science teachers maintain their beliefs and intended instructional actions as they are inducted into schools?

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-182

  Marbach Ad, Gili ^a   McGinnis, J Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Beginning science teachers; Reform in teacher education; Teacher preparation program; Teachers' beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849126783     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-007-9085-0     Document Type: Article

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