Young children, learning and ICT: A case study in the UK maintained sector

Technology, Pedagogy and Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-40

  O'Hara, Mark ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creativity; Foundation stage; ICT; Learning dispositions; Schema; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649087327     PISSN: 1475939X     EISSN: 17475139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14759390701847443     Document Type: Article

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