Dialectical Constructivism: Reflections on Creating a Web‐mediated Enquiry‐based Learning Environment.

This paper illustrates and evaluates the evolution in teaching and learning of a module that prepares first year MA social work students to work with members of Britain's diverse communities. The development from a ‘traditional’ didactic to a constructivist approach based upon Moshman's theory of di...

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Publicado en:Social Work Education Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 375 - 391
Autor principal: Cooner, Tarsem Singh
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2005
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