Deliberative discourse idealized and realized: Accountable talk in the classroom and in civic life

Studies in Philosophy and Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-297

  Michaels, Sarah ^a   O'Connor, Catherine ^b   Resnick, Lauren B ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountable Talk; Deliberative discourse; Discourse community; Discourse norms; Diverse learners; Equity; Learning community; Reasoned participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849124447     PISSN: 00393746     EISSN: 1573191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11217-007-9071-1     Document Type: Article

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