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ERIC Number: EJ582920
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
The Challenge of Studying Collaboration.
John-Steiner, Vera; Weber, Robert J.; Minnis, Michele
American Educational Research Journal, v35 n4 p773-83 Win 1998
Suggests that, by looking for commonalities and differences across settings, tasks, working methods, goals, and values, a framework for understanding collaboration can be constructed that preserves the benefits of rich descriptive accounts of collaboration. Emphasizes the importance of multiple definitions and multiple models of collaborative practice. Contains 44 references. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Models, Research Design, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Descriptive Research
Note: Responds to "Collaboration as Dialogue: Teachers and Researchers Engaged in Conversation and Professional Development" by C. Clark and others ("American Educational Research Journal," v33 p35-62, 1996). Research supported in part by Grant NSF 94377 from the National Science Foundation Ethics and Values Studies Program. For response see TM 521 684.