Group work and cognitive style: A discursive investigation

Small Group Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 565-595

  Priola, Vincenza ^a,d   Smith, John L ^b   Armstrong, Steven J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive style; Group processes; Group work; Multiple paradigms; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644224256     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496404265143     Document Type: Article

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