The development of group interaction patterns: How groups become adaptive, generative, and transformative learners

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-376

  London, Manuel ^a   Sessa, Valerie I ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Generative; Group interactions; Group readiness to learn; Transformative group learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048931991     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: 15526712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484307307549     Document Type: Article

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