Can Online Discussions Help Student Social Workers Learn When Studying Communication?
Research shows that despite the potential of online discussions to stimulate meaningful debate, locating evidence of complex engagement with ideas in online discussions has proved difficult. This paper explores student social workers' perceptions of learning from participation in online discussions...
| Publicado en: | Social Work Education Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 81 - 100 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2013
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