ICT integration in the classroom: Challenging the potential of a school policy

Computers and Education

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 212-223

  Tondeur, Jo ^a   van Keer, Hilde ^a   van Braak, Johan ^a   Valcke, Martin ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Country specific developments; Improving classroom practice; Media in education; Primary education

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; TEACHING;

COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTS; IMPROVING CLASSROOM PRACTICES; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 43549101945     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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