Multitasking and synchronous work: Complexities in teacher work

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 430-436

  Brante, Göran ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Multitasking; Synchronous work; Teacher work; Teachers' work conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 60249100938     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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