The didactics of group work: between means and aims in theory and practice

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The didactics of group work : between means and aims in theory and practice. / Christensen, Gerd.

Dealing with conceptualisations of learning: learning between means and aims in theory and practice. ed. / Ane Qvortrup; Merete Wiberg. Rotterdam : Brill | Sense, 2017. p. 81-90.

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Harvard

Christensen, G 2017, The didactics of group work: between means and aims in theory and practice. in A Qvortrup & M Wiberg (eds), Dealing with conceptualisations of learning: learning between means and aims in theory and practice. Brill | Sense, Rotterdam, pp. 81-90.

APA

Christensen, G. (2017). The didactics of group work: between means and aims in theory and practice. In A. Qvortrup, & M. Wiberg (Eds.), Dealing with conceptualisations of learning: learning between means and aims in theory and practice (pp. 81-90). Brill | Sense.

Vancouver

Christensen G. The didactics of group work: between means and aims in theory and practice. In Qvortrup A, Wiberg M, editors, Dealing with conceptualisations of learning: learning between means and aims in theory and practice. Rotterdam: Brill | Sense. 2017. p. 81-90

Author

Christensen, Gerd. / The didactics of group work : between means and aims in theory and practice. Dealing with conceptualisations of learning: learning between means and aims in theory and practice. editor / Ane Qvortrup ; Merete Wiberg. Rotterdam : Brill | Sense, 2017. pp. 81-90

Bibtex

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