Fostering creativity in the classroom: Effects of teachers' epistemological beliefs, motivation, and goal orientation

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 192-208

  Hong, Eunsook ^a   Hartzell, Stephanie A ^a   Greene, Mary T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 70449397308     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.2009.tb01314.x     Document Type: Article

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