A dialogical approach to skill and skilled activity

Human Relations

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 957-980

  Holman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Argument; Ethnomethodology; Narrative; Skill

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039768747     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726700537003     Document Type: Article

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