Constructing a doubt-free teaching self: Self-efficacy, teacher identity, and science instruction within diverse settings

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-125

  Settllage, John ^a   Southerland, Sherry A ^b   Smith, Leigh K ^c   Ceglie, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College university; Identity development; Multicultural science; Science teacher education

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES; ELEMENTARY TEACHERS; IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT; MULTICULTURAL SCIENCE; PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS; SCIENCE INSTRUCTIONS; SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION; SCIENCE TEACHINGS; SELF EFFICACIES; SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHER PREPARATIONS;

EDUCATION; PROGRAMMING THEORY;

TEACHING;

EID: 59349119951     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20268     Document Type: Article

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