Exploring epistemological beliefs and learning approaches in context: A sociocultural perspective

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 793-822

  Phan, Huy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Contextualization; Epistemological beliefs; Learning ap proaches; Sociocultural settings; Tertiary students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957061755     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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