Relational analysis of personal epistemology and conceptions about teaching and learning

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 817-831

  Chan, Kwok Wai ^a   Elliott, Robert G ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conceptions about teaching and learning; Culture; Epistemological beliefs; Hong Kong; Relational analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744265030     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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