A collective case study of the use of ICT in economics courses: A sociocultural approach

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 489-526

  Lim, Cher Ping ^a   Barnes, Sally ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27744492435     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327809jls1404_2     Document Type: Article

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