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The Discursive Practice of Participation in an Elementary Classroom Community

This study examines the discursive practice of participation in an elementary classroom community aiming towards collective meaning making and joint creation of knowledge. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study is shaped by the sociocultural and sociolinguistic approaches. Through exa...

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Published in:Instructional science 2005-05, Vol.33 (3), p.213-250
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Classroom Communication
Classroom interaction
Classroom Techniques
Communities
Discourse Analysis
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Foreign Countries
Grade 3
Learning
Mathematics
Mathematics education
Multilateralism
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