New South Wales primary school teachers' perceptions of the role of ICT in the primary science curriculum - A rural and regional perspective

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-109

  Taylor, Neil ^a   Corrigan, Gerry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Curriculum; ICT; In service training; New South Wales; Primary; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846028485     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-005-9025-4     Document Type: Article

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