Coping with change in ICT-based learning environments: Newly qualified Rwandan teachers' reflections

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-166

  Mukama, E ^a,b   Andersson, S B ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Change; Conditions; ICT; Learning; Newly qualified teachers; Tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549101001     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2007.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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