'What have we learnt after we had fun?': An activity theory perspective on cultures of learning in pedagogical reforms

Cultural-Historical Perspectives on Teacher Education and Development: Learning Teaching

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 180-195

  Liu, Yongcan ^a   Fisher, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79451476046     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203860106     Document Type: Chapter

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