Improving pupil group work interaction and dialogue in primary classrooms: Results from a year-long intervention study

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-117

  Baines, Ed ^a   Rubie Davies, Christine ^b   Blatchford, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dialogue; Group work; Pedagogy; Systematic observation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651227052     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057640802701960     Document Type: Article

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