Conversation and the Development of Learning Communities

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Dialogue as a Means of Collective Communication

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Kinnucan-Welsch, K., Jenlink, P.M. (2005). Conversation and the Development of Learning Communities. In: Banathy, B., Jenlink, P.M. (eds) Dialogue as a Means of Collective Communication. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48690-3_20

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