Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher

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APA

Charitaki, G., Vretudaki, H., Kypriotaki, M., & Alevriadou, A. (2025). Validation of a theoretical model for school climate-trust and assessment of its effect on mathematics teaching efficacy in preschool education. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, 5(4), em090. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/16901

Vancouver

Charitaki G, Vretudaki H, Kypriotaki M, Alevriadou A. Validation of a theoretical model for school climate-trust and assessment of its effect on mathematics teaching efficacy in preschool education. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher. 2025;5(4):em090. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/16901

AMA

Charitaki G, Vretudaki H, Kypriotaki M, Alevriadou A. Validation of a theoretical model for school climate-trust and assessment of its effect on mathematics teaching efficacy in preschool education. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher. 2025;5(4), em090. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/16901

Chicago

Charitaki, Garyfalia, Helen Vretudaki, Maria Kypriotaki, and Anastasia Alevriadou. "Validation of a theoretical model for school climate-trust and assessment of its effect on mathematics teaching efficacy in preschool education". Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher 2025 5 no. 4 (2025): em090. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/16901

Harvard

Charitaki, G., Vretudaki, H., Kypriotaki, M., and Alevriadou, A. (2025). Validation of a theoretical model for school climate-trust and assessment of its effect on mathematics teaching efficacy in preschool education. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, 5(4), em090. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/16901

MLA

Charitaki, Garyfalia et al. "Validation of a theoretical model for school climate-trust and assessment of its effect on mathematics teaching efficacy in preschool education". Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, vol. 5, no. 4, 2025, em090. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/16901