Adoption of ICT in science education: A case study of communication channels in a teachers' professional development project

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-118

  Juuti, Kalle ^a   Lavonen, Jari ^a   Aksela, Maija ^a   Meisalo, Veijo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case study; Communication channels; ICT; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349382931     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/ejmste/75262     Document Type: Article

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