Teaching civic topics in four societies: Examining national context and teacher confidence

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-188

  Alviar Martin, Theresa ^a   Randall, Jennifer D ^b   Usher, Ellen L ^c   Engelhard Jr , George ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic education; Political socialization; Rasch analysis; Teacher self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849101024     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.101.3.177-188     Document Type: Article

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