Silent pedagogy and rethinking classroom practice: Structuring teaching through silence rather than talk

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-280

  Ollin, Ros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom observation; Learner participation; Pedagogy; Silence; Social learning; Vygotsky

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849096136     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057640802063528     Document Type: Review

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