Exploring Talk in School: Inspired by the Work of Douglas Barnes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847873798)

Bringing together leading international researchers and drawing on the pioneering work of Douglas Barnes, this book considers ways of improving classroom talk. The book covers classroom communication and managing social relations; talk in science classrooms; using critical conversations in studying literature; exploratory talk and thinking skills; talking to learn and learning to talk in the mathematics classroom; and the ′emerging pedagogy′ of the spoken word.

Author: Neil Mercer
ISBN-10: 1847873790
ISBN-13: 9781847873798
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2008
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2009