Shared epistemic agency: An empirical study of an emergent construct

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-186

  Damşa, Crina I ^a,b   Kirschner, Paul A ^a,c   Andriessen, Jerry E B ^a   Erkens, Gijsbert ^a   Sins, Patrick H M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77951738856     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508401003708381     Document Type: Article

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