Improvisational cultures: Collaborative emergence and creativity in improvisation

Mind, Culture, and Activity

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 180-185

  Sawyer, R Keith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3042625647     PISSN: 10749039     EISSN: 15327884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327884MCA0703_05     Document Type: Article

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