Fostering an informal learning community of computer technologies at school

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-36

  Xiao, Lu ^a   Carroll, John M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Informal learning community; School context; Website design

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS;

INFORMAL LEARNING COMMUNITY; SCHOOL CONTEXT; WEBSITE DESIGN;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33845304319     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290600811511     Document Type: Conference Paper

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