Classroom dialogue: A systematic review across four decades of research

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 325-356

  Howe, Christine ^a   Abedin, Manzoorul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

classroom interaction; dialogue; systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883653693     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2013.786024     Document Type: Review

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