Building knowledge building communities: Consistency, contact and communication in the virtual classroom

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 359-383

  Swan, Karen ^a   Shea, Peter ^b   Fredericksen, Eric ^b   Pickett, Alexandra ^b   Pelz, William ^b   Maher, Greg ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034345076     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/W4G6-HY52-57P1-PPNE     Document Type: Article

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