The role of beliefs in teacher agency

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 624-640

  Biesta, Gert ^a,b   Priestley, Mark ^c   Robinson, Sarah ^d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ArtEZ University of the Arts   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Curriculum; Educational change; Professionalism; Teacher agency; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931074664     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2015.1044325     Document Type: Article

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