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Peer reviewedCifuentes, Lauren; Murphy, Karen L. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2000
Explains Cultural Connections, a model for implementing constructivist, intercultural distance learning partnerships. Highlights include a theoretical framework; social constructivist pedagogy; intercultural communication; telecommunications; Web pages; and examples of a middle school partnership in Texas, a fourth-grade connection between Texas…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Distance Education, Educational Cooperation, Foreign Countries
Download full textCifuentes, Lauren; Murphy, Karen L. – 1999
This case study reports on collaborative activities among four fourth grade teachers and their students over a year and explores the effectiveness of distance learning for international team teaching. Two classes in Mexico City conducted school activities with two classes in College Station (Texas). Researchers examined: school activities that…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Content Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Cooperative Programs
