Classroom Collaboration

Name: Classroom Collaboration
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Classroom CollaborationAuthor(s): Phillida Salmon, Hilary Claire\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367434960, 978-0367434960\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1984, this is an account of a two-year study of four comprehensive school classrooms, where teachers were fostering collaborative learning methods. The authors draw on their joint knowledge and experience as a psychologist and a teacher to give an insight into pupils perceptions of their schooling, and a dynamic analysis of the process of education that they experienced. \n\nWorking on the premise that successful collaboration demands common goals and mutual understanding, the author observed pupils at work, transcribed their talk, and carried out interviews with both pupils and their teachers. They show how individual children can support and learn from each other, document the social and psychological features underlying the use, or non-use, of collabora.