When ICT meets schools: differentiation, complexity and adaptability

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-32

  Tubin, Dorit ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 33846600848     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230710722430     Document Type: Article

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