Communication and Learning Revisited: Making Meaning Through Talk - Softcover

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DOUGLAS BARNES was Reader in Education at the University of Leeds, England, until his retirement in 1989. After studying English literature at Cambridge University, he taught English at various British high schools for the first seventeen years of his career. In 1966, Barnes moved to the University of Leeds, expanding his interests to include research on the role of spoken and written language in school learning across the curriculum.FRANKIE TODD is director and department chair of continuing professional education at the University of Leeds. Prior to this appointment, she served as the University of York's first coordinator for continuing education. A social scientist, Todd's main academic interest is in the role of dialogue in learning. She has worked with a range of professional groups at both initial and continuing education levels.