Social Aspects of CSCL Environments: A Research Framework

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 229-242

  Kreijns, Karel ^a   Kirschner, Paul A ^a   Vermeulen, Marjan ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b KPC Holding ^*  (Netherlands)

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EID: 84885922432     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2012.750225     Document Type: Article

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