Collaborative Learning

Research and teaching increasingly focus on the role of communicative practices in learning, particularly in the fields of math and science. This issue takes an analytical look at the learning sciences, closely examining the role that communication has upon the learning process. Each contributing researcher has applied a detailed, process-oriented analysis to the dynamics of collaborative learning. In suggesting a distinctive, rigorously analytical, and productive path for the learning sciences, this issue provides a clear direction for the future of the learning sciences.