The impact of constructivism on education: Language, discourse, and meaning

American Communication Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Jones, M Gail ^a,b   Brader Araje, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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