Learning computer science: Perceptions, actions and roles

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 327-338

  Berglund, Anders ^a   Eckerdal, Anna ^a   Pears, Arnold ^a   East, Philip ^b   Kinnunen, Päivi ^c   Malmi, Lauri ^c   McCartney, Robert ^d   Moström, Jan Erik ^e   Murphy, Laurie ^f   Ratcliffe, Mark ^g   Schulte, Carsten ^h   Simon, Beth ⁱ   Stamouli, Ioanna ^j   Thomas, Lynda ^k  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Valtech   (United Kingdom)

^h FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Experience of failure; Phenomenography; Student learning difficulties

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249087116     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790902989168     Document Type: Article

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