Teachers as scholars of their students' conceptions of learning: A Hong Kong investigation

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 361-373

  Watkins, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 4544265074     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0007099041552332     Document Type: Article

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