Associations between psychosocial environments in religious education classes and students' attitude toward Christianity

Religious Education

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-43

  Dorman, Jeffrey P ^a   McRobbie, Campbell J ^b   Foster, William J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 9744228223     PISSN: 00344087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003440802753595249     Document Type: Article

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49. Jeffrey P. Dorman is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia.
50. Campbell J. McRobbie is Associate Professor the Director of the Centre for Mathematics and Science Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
51. William J. Foster is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia.