Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ427436
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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The Social Context of Teaching and Learning.
Tiberius, Richard G.; Billson, Janet Mancini
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, n45 p67-86 Spr 1991
This article examines the role of social context in teaching and learning at the college level and reviews principles of six research and conceptual approaches which address social context: the transactional perspective; student-centered instruction; cooperative learning; communication theory; group-process theory; and curricular/structural approaches. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Instruction, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction, Learning Theories, Social Influences, Student Attitudes, Student Centered Curriculum, Teacher Role, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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