The role of adults’beliefs about knowledge in school, work, and everyday life

Adult Learning and Development: Perspectives From Educational Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 127-144

  Schommer, Marlene ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85071536209     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410603418-15     Document Type: Chapter

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