Teaching databases in compliance with the European dimension of higher education: Best practices for better competences

Education and Information Technologies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 211-228

  Martínez González, M Mercedes ^a   Duffing, Gérald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b ICN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Databases; European convergence in higher education; European dimension of higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348942850     PISSN: 13602357     EISSN: 15737608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10639-007-9047-3     Document Type: Article

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