The promises, problems, and prospects of research on teachers’ beliefs

International Handbook of Research on Teachers' Beliefs

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 13-30

  Skott, Jeppe ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203108437-8     Document Type: Chapter

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