The relation between tools used in action research and the zone of proximal development

Educational Action Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 547-568

  Wennergren, Ann Christine ^a   Rönnerman, Karin ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Critical friend; Professional development; Scaffolding; Tools in action research; Voices; Zone of proximal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449165622     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650790600975791     Document Type: Article

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