Discourse in a small class: The ‘diverge-converge pattern’ and ‘relaxed freedom’

Education 3-13

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-97

  Englehart, Joshua M ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73449083737     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004270601103467     Document Type: Article

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