Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2027

Full Length Research Paper

The mediating role of scientific attitudes in the relationship between teacher candidates’ scientific epistemological beliefs and approaches to scientific research

Hasan Hüseyin ŞAHAN
  • Hasan Hüseyin ÅžAHAN
  • Department of Science Education, Balıkesir University, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 12 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 01 June 2017
  •  Published: 10 June 2017

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