Learning to love the micro: The discursive construction of 'educational' computing in the UK, 1979-89

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 427-443

  Selwyn, Neil ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036747428     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142569022000015454     Document Type: Article

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