Using theory to inform capacity-building: Bootstrapping communities of practice in computer science education research

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 265-277

  Fincher, Sally ^a   Tenenberg, Josh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BOOTSTRAPPING PROJECT; COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (CSE); EDUCATION RESEARCH; JOINT ENTERPRISES;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

EID: 33750566483     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2006.tb00902.x     Document Type: Article

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