Information and communication technologies: Transforming views of literacies in early childhood settings

Early Years

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-62

  Lee, Libby ^a   O'Rourke, Maureen ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian National Schools Network   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Computers; Early childhood; Information and communication technologies (ICT); Multiliteracies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951109106     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575140500507835     Document Type: Article

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