Technology adoption into teaching and learning by mainstream university faculty: A mixed methodology study revealing the how, when, why, and why not

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-265

  Nicolle, Pam ^a   Lou, Yiping ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350337946     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EC.39.3.c     Document Type: Article

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