Personal Epistemology: Paradigmatic Approaches to Understanding Students' Beliefs about Knowledge and Knowing: A Special Issue of Educational Psycholo

This special issue brings the discussion of paradigmatic approaches to a wider audience in order to sharpen the conceptual understanding of personal epistemology and increase awareness of this important area of research for educators and educational psychologists. Its goal is to help bring clarity to the field by helping readers examine both the common ground in the various models and points of divergence, gain a better understanding of the educational relevance of personal epistemology, and learn more about the methodological approaches for investigating this construct and the research questions that need attention. As a result, this issue will help direct a new wave of studies that will shape the future of research in this field.