Struggling with theory? A qualitative investigation of conceptual tool use in instructional design

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-60

  Yanchar, Stephen C ^a   South, Joseph B ^a   Williams, David D ^a   Allen, Stephanie ^a   Wilson, Brent G ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Applications; Practice; Qualitative inquiry; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549095219     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-009-9129-6     Document Type: Article

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