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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Investigating Preservice and Practicing Teachers' Epistemological Beliefs: An Exploration of Relationships Between Beliefs and Communities

Abstract

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of preservice and practicing teachers' epistemological beliefs (i.e., beliefs about the nature of knowledge and learning) and to look for relationships between those beliefs and membership in various professional and family subcultures.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
1993

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Matthews, Daniel Byron
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Pearson, P. David
  • Clift, Renée T.

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI9411710
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71961

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www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Matthews, Daniel Byron. Investigating Preservice and Practicing Teachers' Epistemological Beliefs: An Exploration of Relationships Between Beliefs and Communities. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/71961