A cross-cultural study of teacher perspectives on teacher roles and adoption of online collaborative learning in higher education

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-165

  Zhu, Chang ^a   Valcke, Martin ^a   Schellens, Tammy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cultural context; Online collaborative learning; Social constructivism; Teacher perspective; Teacher roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951039699     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619761003631849     Document Type: Article

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