Making sense of disengagement in the primary classroom: A study of pupil, teacher and parent perceptions

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-362

  Ravet, Jackie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour management; Disengagement; Intersubjectivity; Perceptions; Professional discourse; Survival strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016063417     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520701497589     Document Type: Article

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