Contemporary Global Perspectives on Cooperative Learning: Applications Across Educational Contexts

This book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary global developments in cooperative learning (CL) across educational contexts, levels, and disciplines. It highlights best practices and challenges in implementing CL, emphasizing the role of educators in enhancing student engagement and success.

Format: Hardback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 29 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume explores the latest developments in cooperative learning (CL) across diverse educational contexts, levels, and disciplines. Widely acknowledged as a pedagogical approach that fosters socialization and learning among students, from kindergarten to tertiary education and across various subject domains, cooperative learning has gained significant recognition. Contributors from both the Global North and South contribute to this extensive volume, offering a diverse perspective and addressing a range of cooperative learning pedagogies, including relational, online, and peer learning, STAD, the Jigsaw model, and dialogic talk. The chapters draw on novel empirical research and theory to highlight best practices in cooperative learning, while also considering the challenges, limitations, and factors that drive or hinder learner engagement and success. Consistent attention is given to the pivotal role of educators in implementing cooperative learning to maximize its benefits and enhance students' affective, social, cognitive, and metacognitive learning.

This book is of interest to scholars and researchers across a wide range of subjects, and it will also provide valuable insights to in-service and pre-service educators who already practice cooperative learning in their classrooms, as well as those who are interested in implementing the model. By presenting a comprehensive overview of CL, this volume contributes to the ongoing dialogue and research in the field, fostering a deeper understanding of effective teaching strategies that promote student engagement and academic achievement.

Weight: 552g
Dimension: 159 x 236 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032213934