Examining teachers' beliefs about ICT in education: Implications of a teacher preparation programme

Teacher Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-173

  Jimoyiannis, Athanassios ^a   Komis, Vassilis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Educational policy; ICT in education; Teachers' beliefs; Teachers' professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547093405     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664530701414779     Document Type: Article

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