Can the enhancement of group working in classrooms provide a basis for effective communication in support of school-based cognitive achievement in classrooms of young learners?

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-94

  Kutnick, Peter ^a   Berdondini, Lucia ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group work; Relational approach; Social pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651235484     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057640902836880     Document Type: Article

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