Explaining the dialogic processes of teaching and learning: The value and potential of sociocultural theory

Learning, Culture and Social Interaction

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-21

  Mercer, Neil ^a   Howe, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom talk; Dialogue; Learning; Sociocultural theory; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864316266     PISSN: 22106561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lcsi.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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