Mentors In The Classroom: Bringing The World Outside In

Citation

Schlager, M. S., Poirier, C., & Means, B. M. (1996). Mentors in the classroom: Bringing the world outside in. In H. McLellan (Ed.), Situated learning perspectives, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications.

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