Applying a Sociocultural Lens to the Work of a Transition Community.

Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan

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Publication Date: 1999

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Applying a Sociocultural Lens to the Work of a Transition Community.

Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan

Discourse Processes, v27 n2 p161-72 1999

Examines the discourse of a problem-based learning group in medicine. Offers a sociocultural analysis of the data segment, focusing on the complex agendas pursued by the medical students. Explores the multiple agendas confronting a "transition community," the intra-space and inter-personal issues, and the role of the coach in transition communities. (SR)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Medical Education, Medical Students, Problem Based Learning, Sociocultural Patterns, Speech Communication

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Language: English

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