Semiotic mediation, dialogue and the construction of knowledge

Human Development

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 244-274

  Wells, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialogue; Education; Knowledge; Semiotic mediation

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 34548836568     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106414     Document Type: Review

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