The Potential of Argument in Knowledge Building

Human Development

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 332-360

  Leitão, Selma ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Change in view; Everyday reasoning; Learning during argumentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041688025     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022695     Document Type: Article

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