Identifying discriminating variables between teachers who fully integrate computers and teachers with limited integration

Computers and Education

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1523-1537

  Mueller, Julie ^a   Wood, Eileen ^a   Willoughby, Teena ^b   Ross, Craig ^c   Specht, Jacqueline ^d  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer integration; Computer technology; Computers; Computers in classrooms; Elementary and secondary teachers; Teacher Characteristics; Teachers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

COMPUTER INTEGRATION; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTERS; COMPUTERS IN CLASSROOMS; COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION; DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION ANALYSIS; ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS; ELEMENTARY TEACHERS; INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS; RANDOM SAMPLES; TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS; TEACHERS;

TEACHING;

EID: 49449084050     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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