Cooperative learning that features a culturally appropriate pedagogy

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 857-875

  Phuong Mai, Nguyen ^a   Terlouw, Cees ^b   Pilot, Albert ^a   Elliott, Julian ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SAXION UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 74949110669     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920802688762     Document Type: Article

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