From a focis on tasks to a focus on understanding: The cultural transformation of a toronto classroom

Cscl 2: Carrying Forward the Conversation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 11-41

  Hewitt, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84895122839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410601544-10     Document Type: Chapter

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