An analysis of teacher efficacy and perspectives about elementary literacy instruction

Current Issues in Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Abernathy Dyer, Joy ^a   Ortlieb, Evan ^b   Cheek Jr , Earl H ^c  

^a Elementary School Principal   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary education; Literacy; Perspectives; Reading; Teacher efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887191624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1099839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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