Educational Dialogues: Understanding and Promoting Productive interaction

by Karen Littleton and Christine Howe

Book Overview

Educational Dialogues provides a clear, accessible and well-illustrated case for the importance of dialogue and its significance for learning and teaching. The contributors characterise the nature of productive dialogues, to specify the conditions and pedagogic contexts within which such dialogues can most effectively be resourced and promoted.

Drawing upon a broad range of theoretical perspectives, this collection examines:

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415462169
• ISBN13: 9780415462167
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"