Differential Participation during Science Conversations: The Interaction of Focal Artifacts, Social Configurations, and Physical Arrangements

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 293-347

  Roth, Wolff Michael ^a   McGinn, Michelle K ^b   Woszczyna, Carolyn ^b   Boutonné, Sylvie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033472023     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508406.1999.9672073     Document Type: Article

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