Dispositions toward critical thinking: The preservice teacher's perspective

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-40

  McBride, Ron E ^a   Xiang, Ping ^a   Wittenburg, David ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 61249285822     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540600120110556     Document Type: Article

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