Information and communication technology (ICT) in the service of multiculturalism

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Hoter, Elaine ^a   Shonfeld, Miri ^b   Ganayim, Asmaa ^c  

^a Talpiot College of Education   (Israel)

^b Kibbutzim College of Education   (Israel)

^c Ono Academic College   (Israel)

Author keywords

CMC; Collaboration; Contact hypothesis; ICT; Multiculturalism; ODL; OICH; Online learning; Teacher education; Team teaching and learning; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549090184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v10i2.601     Document Type: Article

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