Contradictions between the virtual and physical high school classroom: A third-generation Activity Theory perspective

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1061-1072

  Murphy, Elizabeth ^a,b,d   Manzanares, María A Rodríguez ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Research Council of Canada

^c Faculty of Education

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; COLLEGE BUILDINGS; TEACHING;

ACTIVITY SYSTEMS; ACTIVITY THEORIES; BODY LANGUAGES; DATA COLLECTIONS; GAIN INSIGHTS; HIGH SCHOOLS; NEWFOUNDLAND; VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS; WEB-BASED;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

EID: 54549124678     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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