Positioning education in the information society: The transnational diffusion of the information and communication technology curriculum

Comparative Education Review

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 535-557

  Ham, Seung Hwan ^a   Cha, Yun Kyung ^a  

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EID: 73449104582     PISSN: 00104086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/603584     Document Type: Article

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