From Limen to Lumen: Computing students in liminal spaces

Third International Computing Education Research Workshop, ICER'07

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 123-132

  Eckerdal, Anna ^a   McCartney, Robert ^b   Moström, Jan Erik ^c   Sanders, Kate ^d   Thomas, Lynda ^e   Zander, Carol ^f  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of Connecticut   (United States)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

^e ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning theory; Liminal space; Threshold concepts

Indexed keywords

LEARNING THEORY; LIMINAL SPACE; THRESHOLD CONCEPTS;

EDUCATION COMPUTING; STUDENTS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 38849206164     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1288580.1288597     Document Type: Conference Paper

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