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Teachers’ Beliefs Regarding Programming Education

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Beliefs are like old clothes; once acquired and worn for a while, they become comfortable. It does not make any difference if the clothes are out of style or ragged. Letting go is painful and new clothes require adjustment. And so it may be with epistemological beliefs, especially once they are established in adulthood.

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  1. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

    Inga-Britt Skogh

  2. Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

    Marc J. De Vries

  3. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

    Marc J. De Vries

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Rolandsson, L. (2013). Teachers’ Beliefs Regarding Programming Education. In: Skogh, IB., Vries, M.J.D. (eds) Technology Teachers as Researchers. International Technology Education Studies, vol 10. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-443-7_13

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