Productive learning practice - A theoretical discussion based on two cases

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-89

  Lillejord, Sølvi ^a   Dysthe, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activity; Dialogue; Intersubjective; Multivoiced; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849136210     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080801957154     Document Type: Article

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