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Cross-Cultural Research and Perspectives on Epistemology, Learning Environments, and Culture

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The Role of Science Teachers’ Beliefs in International Classrooms

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The purpose of this chapter is to present a working model that depicts the interactive relationships between the development of Epistemological Beliefs (EBs) of teachers and students, cultures, and learning environments (LEs). The working model recognizes how EBs can be influenced by school level and external LEs and cultures as well. Of particular interest is literature that documents cross-cultural differences in teachers’ and students’ EBs with a particular focus on EBs of teachers.

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  1. Department of Middle and Secondary Education, College of Education, Georgia State University, United States

    Kadir Demir

  2. CDE Research Associates, Inc, Watkinsville, GA, United States

    Chad D. Ellett

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  1. University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    Robert Evans

  2. University of Georgia, USA

    Julie Luft

  3. University of Toledo, USA

    Charlene Czerniak

  4. National Science Foundation, Arlington, USA

    Celestine Pea

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Demir, K., Ellett, C.D. (2014). Cross-Cultural Research and Perspectives on Epistemology, Learning Environments, and Culture. In: Evans, R., Luft, J., Czerniak, C., Pea, C. (eds) The Role of Science Teachers’ Beliefs in International Classrooms. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-557-1_5

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