Classroom interaction in kenyan primary schools

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Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 245-261

  Ackers, Jim ^a   Hardman, Frank ^b  

^a Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development   (Kenya)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0012855499     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057920120053238     Document Type: Article

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