Preservice teacher education students' epistemological beliefs and conceptions about learning

Instructional Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-108

  Chan, Kwok Wai ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Conceptions of learning; Epistemological beliefs; Hong Kong; Preservice teacher education students

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650770053     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-009-9101-1     Document Type: Article

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