The Situativity of Knowing, Learning, and Research

American Psychologist

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-26

  Greeno, James G ^a   Goldman, Shelley V ^b   Knudsen, Jennifer ^b   McDermott, Raymond ^b   Berg, Rick ^b   Bushéy, Beverly ^b   Cole, Karen ^b   Engle, Randi ^b   Gallagher, Lawrence ^b   Hall, Rogers ^b   Lauman, Beatrice ^b   Manuk, Ralph ^b   Moschkovick, Judith N ^b  

^a Institute for Research on Learning   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0002076787     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.53.1.5     Document Type: Article

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