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An Examination of Change in Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Science Education Based on the Duration of Inservice Activities

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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden, Suite 545, Houston, Texas, 77030, U.S.A

    J. Kyle Roberts

  2. University of North Texas, PO Box 311337, Denton, Texas, 76203-1337, U.S.A

    Robin K. Henson

  3. Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden, Suite 519, Houston, Texas, 77030, U.S.A

    Barbara Z. Tharp & Nancy P. Moreno

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Roberts, J.K., Henson, R.K., Tharp, B.Z. et al. An Examination of Change in Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Science Education Based on the Duration of Inservice Activities. Journal of Science Teacher Education 12, 199–213 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016708016311

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