Dialogue enhancement in classrooms: Towards a relational approach for group working

Educational Dialogues: Understanding and Promoting Productive interaction

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 192-215

  Kutnick, Peter ^a   Colwell, Jennifer ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203863510     Document Type: Chapter

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