Making decisions about organising the primary classroom environment as a context for learning: The views of three experienced teachers and their pupils

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 117-127

  Pointon, Pam ^a   Kershner, Ruth ^a  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom environments; Displays; Seating; Teachers' decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033636440     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-051X(99)00043-8     Document Type: Article

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