Before, During, and After Examination: Development of Prospective Preschool Teachers’ Mathematics-Related Enjoyment and Self-Efficacy

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 506-519

  Blömeke, Sigrid ^a   Thiel, Oliver ^b   Jenßen, Lars ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Dronning Mauds Minne Høgskole for Barnehagelærerutdanning   (Norway)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

attitudes; Early childhood education; longitudinal study; mathematics; preschool teacher

Indexed keywords

EID: 85035791277     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313831.2017.1402368     Document Type: Article

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