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Constructivism and ‘The Real World’: Can they co-exist?
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- Authors
- Willig, C.
- Corresponding author
- Willig, Carla
- ORCID
- Willig, Carla
- Venue
- QMiP Bulletin
- Publisher
- British Psychological Society
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 21
- Pages
- 33-38
- ISSN
- 2044-0820 (ISSN-L)
- 2396-9598
- OpenAlex
- W2495360809
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 16.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- QMiP Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- City Research Online (City University London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Division of Materials Research
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational theories and practices
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Leadership and Administration
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies
- Keywords
- constructivism, real-world learning, constructivist teaching, experiential learning
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