Patterns of debate in tertiary level asynchronous text-based conferencing

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 464-480

  Coffin, Caroline ^a   Painter, Clare ^b   Hewings, Ann ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic literacy; Argumentation; Asynchronous conferencing; Computer supported text based conferencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750194656     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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