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Flynn, Nora K. – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background/Context: Discussion in classrooms has been cited as an activity integral to active participation in a democracy. Much research into classroom practice reveals that recitation, not discussion, is the most common form of classroom discourse. How teachers conceive of discussion, what they actually do when they attempt discussion with…
Descriptors: Democracy, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Social Studies