Exploring teachers' views on learning and teaching in the context of a trans-disciplinary curriculum

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-465

  Levin, Tamar ^a   Nevo, Yael ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Curriculum innovation; Teacher beliefs; Trans disciplinary curriculum; Views on learning; Views on teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149176643     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270802210453     Document Type: Article

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