Language, democracy, and teachers’ conceptions of “discussion”: Insights and dilemmas from literacy research

Theory and Research in Social Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 196-206

  Miller, Suzanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 85007788370     PISSN: 00933104     EISSN: 21631654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00933104.1997.10505801     Document Type: Article

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