School leaders, ICT competence and championing innovations

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 733-741

  Stuart, Lindsay H ^a   Mills, Annette M ^a   Remus, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Championing; Elementary education; ICT competence; Innovations; Leadership

Indexed keywords

CHAMPIONING; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; ICT COMPETENCE; LEADERSHIP; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; NEW ZEALAND; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 67650272367     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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