Communications technology and learning: The learners' experience

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 170-183

  Comber, Chris ^a   Lawson, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communications technology; Education Superhighways Initiative; Empowerment; Information superhighway; Information technology

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; TELECOMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032277402     PISSN: 09574344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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