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ERIC Number: EJ652845
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Learning as Discourse Change: A Sociocultural Mechanism.
Wickman, Per-Olof; Ostman, Leif
Science Education, v86 n5 p601-23 Sep 2002
Presents a theoretical mechanism for learning and a methodological approach for analyzing meaning making in classroom talk and action. Examines the potential of the approach for illuminating learning on a discourse level; i.e., how discourses change and how individuals become participants of new practices. Involves a high-resolution analysis of how meaningful relationships are built. (Contains 41 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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