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Active Tutorial Work, Discussion and Educational Research
Author(s) -
Hutchinson Barry
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/0141192910170105
Subject(s) - educational research , pedagogy , work (physics) , sociology , mathematics education , psychology , mechanical engineering , engineering
The use of classroom discussion healthily remains on the agenda of concerns of teachers and of educational researchers. What is not often considered is the relationship between the kind of dialogue which researchers engage in with teachers, and the kind of dialogue teachers engage in with their pupils. This paper explores the relationships between different kinds of research and their implications for the practice of discussion. In this exploration the nature of discussion itself is examined; a Gadamarian account of it is provided; and the way in which this can contribute to the improvement of discursive practice is illustrated.