The change in epistemological beliefs and beliefs about teaching and learning: A study among pre-service teachers

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-362

  Chai, Ching Sing ^a   Teo, Timothy ^a   Lee, Chwee Beng ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Teacher education; Teachers' Beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449097679     PISSN: 1359866X     EISSN: 14692945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598660903250381     Document Type: Article

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