Classrooms as learning communities: a review of research

This article reviews published research on (i) classrooms as communities; (ii) classrooms as communities of learners; and (iii) classrooms as learning communities. It is based on a reading of about 100 texts. It aims to answer the question 'What do we now know about the effects of operating cl...

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Main Author: Chris Watkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2005-02-01
Series:London Review of Education
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=01cf9aad-28bc-4db8-936e-5a31f5cc714f
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spelling doaj-7622a0fbd97642f385c5dfd6d25f98082020-12-16T09:45:16ZengUCL PressLondon Review of Education1474-84792005-02-0110.1080/14748460500036276Classrooms as learning communities: a review of researchChris WatkinsThis article reviews published research on (i) classrooms as communities; (ii) classrooms as communities of learners; and (iii) classrooms as learning communities. It is based on a reading of about 100 texts. It aims to answer the question 'What do we now know about the effects of operating classrooms as learning communities?'. Despite the fact that this mode of operating classrooms is not the dominant one, and is correspondingly under-researched, there is good evidence that it brings significant benefits.https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=01cf9aad-28bc-4db8-936e-5a31f5cc714f
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description This article reviews published research on (i) classrooms as communities; (ii) classrooms as communities of learners; and (iii) classrooms as learning communities. It is based on a reading of about 100 texts. It aims to answer the question 'What do we now know about the effects of operating classrooms as learning communities?'. Despite the fact that this mode of operating classrooms is not the dominant one, and is correspondingly under-researched, there is good evidence that it brings significant benefits.
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