School children's use of computers and teachers' education in computer ergonomics

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1657-1667

  Dockrell, S ^a   Fallon, E ^b   Kelly, M ^b   Masterson, B ^c   Shields, N ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c Intel Ireland Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Computer ergonomics; School children; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; IRELAND; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

COMPUTER ERGONOMICS; SCHOOL CHILDREN; TEACHER EDUCATION;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; IRELAND; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER; TRAINING; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; IRELAND; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 35148840663     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701585438     Document Type: Article

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