Labels do matter! a critique of AECT's redefinition of the field

TechTrends

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-46

  Lowenthal, Patrick ^a   Wilson, Brent G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Branding; Definitions; Labels; Language and Identity; Practitioner Perspectives; Redefinition of Field

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950472555     PISSN: 87563894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11528-009-0362-y     Document Type: Article

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