Development of an instrument to assess prospective elementary teacher self-efficacy beliefs about equitable science teaching and learning (SEBEST)

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 175-198

  Ritter, Jennifer M ^a   Boone, William J ^b   Rubba, Peter A ^c  

^a MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 52549103065     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016747713585     Document Type: Article

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