Teachers' beliefs about and dispositions towards Inquiry-based Science Education

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Teachers' beliefs about and dispositions towards Inquiry-based Science Education. / Hofer, Elisabeth; Koliander, Brigitte; Puddu, Sandra.
Project-based Education and other activating Strategies in Science Education XVIII. : Conference Proceedings. ed. / Martin Rusek; Martina Tothova; Karel Vojir. Prague: Charles University, Prague, 2021. p. 16-25.

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Harvard

Hofer, E, Koliander, B & Puddu, S 2021, Teachers' beliefs about and dispositions towards Inquiry-based Science Education. in M Rusek, M Tothova & K Vojir (eds), Project-based Education and other activating Strategies in Science Education XVIII. : Conference Proceedings. Charles University, Prague, Prague, pp. 16-25, Project-Based Education and Other Activating Strategies in Science Education 2020 , Prague, Czech Republic, 05.11.20. <https://pages.pedf.cuni.cz/pbe/files/2021/05/ProceedingsPBE2020_final.pdf>

APA

Hofer, E., Koliander, B., & Puddu, S. (2021). Teachers' beliefs about and dispositions towards Inquiry-based Science Education. In M. Rusek, M. Tothova, & K. Vojir (Eds.), Project-based Education and other activating Strategies in Science Education XVIII. : Conference Proceedings (pp. 16-25). Charles University, Prague. https://pages.pedf.cuni.cz/pbe/files/2021/05/ProceedingsPBE2020_final.pdf

Vancouver

Hofer E, Koliander B, Puddu S. Teachers' beliefs about and dispositions towards Inquiry-based Science Education. In Rusek M, Tothova M, Vojir K, editors, Project-based Education and other activating Strategies in Science Education XVIII. : Conference Proceedings. Prague: Charles University, Prague. 2021. p. 16-25

Bibtex

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