Promoting multicultural education in the primary classroom: Broadband videoconferencing facilities and digital video

Computers and Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2 SPEC ISS., 2004, Pages 165-177

  Thurston, Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative Collaborative learning; Cross cultural projects; Elementary education; Improving classroom teaching; Multicultural education

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; EDUCATION; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE LEARNING; CROSSCULTURAL PROJECTS; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 1842737124     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2003.12.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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