Activity Theory as a conceptual framework for understanding teacher approaches to Information and Communication Technologies

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 436-444

  Karasavvidis, Ilias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Activity theory; ICT; Teacher perceptions; Technology resistance

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY THEORY; BLENDED LEARNING; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; ICT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; ONLINE FORUMS; TEACHER PERCEPTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY USE; TECHNOLOGY-BASED INNOVATIONS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; CURRICULA; INNOVATION; INTEROPERABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY;

TEACHING;

EID: 67349230128     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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