Exploring the link between teachers' educational belief profiles and different types of computer use in the classroom

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2541-2553

  Tondeur, Jo ^a   Hermans, Ruben ^a   van Braak, Johan ^a   Valcke, Martin ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computer use; Educational beliefs; Primary education; Teachers

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; RANDOM VARIABLES; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

COMPUTER USE; EDUCATIONAL BELIEFS; PRIMARY EDUCATION; TEACHERS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 51349159632     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.02.020     Document Type: Article

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