When students negotiate: An action research case study of a Year 8 English class in a secondary college in Victoria, Australia

Educational Action Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-208

  Sproston, Carlyn ^a  

^a Emmanuel College   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Middle years; Motivation; Negotiation; Student engagement; Teaching practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 46149123691     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650790802011718     Document Type: Article

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