Conditions for collaborative learning and constructive competition in school

Educational Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-350

  Williams, Pia ^a   Sheridan, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Competition; Conditions; Learning; Pupils; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149432968     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: 14695847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131881.2010.524748     Document Type: Article

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