Self-efficacy theory: a prescriptive model for teaching research methods

Journalism and Mass Communication Educator

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 351-364

  Maier, Scott R ^a   Curtin, Patricia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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EID: 85027887448     PISSN: 10776958     EISSN: 21614326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769580405900405     Document Type: Article

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