Separating academic and social experience as potential factors in epistemological development

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-298

  Weinstock, Michael ^a   Zviling Beiser, Hila ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Epistemological beliefs; Epistemological development; Higher education; Social environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949089796     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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