Investigating Teacher Efficacy: Comparing Preservice and Inservice Teachers with Different Levels of Experience

Action in Teacher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-40

  Putman, S Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 84899818981     PISSN: 01626620     EISSN: 21586098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01626620.2012.642285     Document Type: Article

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