Technology to support parental engagement in elementary education: Lessons learned from the UK

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 749-758

  Lewin, Cathy ^a   Luckin, Rosemary ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elementary education; Interactive learning environments

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES; CULTURAL THEORY; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; INTERACTIVE RESOURCES; LESSONS LEARNED; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; SHARED SPACES; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS;

EQUIPMENT TESTING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 75149158357     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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