Narrowing the Digital Divide: Head Start teachers develop proficiency in computer technology

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 398-405

  Chen, Jie Qi ^a   Price, Valerie ^b,c  

^a ERIKSON INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Chicago Public Schools ^*  (United States)

^c Chicago Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer technology; Early education; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745643222     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124506287910     Document Type: Article

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