Topicality and the structure of interactive talk in face-to-face seminar discussions: Implications for research in distributed learning media

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-94

  Gibson, Will ^a   Hall, Andy ^a   Callery, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 30444448875     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920500402029     Document Type: Review

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