ICT in education policy and practice in developing countries: South Africa and Chile compared through SITES 2006

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1552-1563

  Blignaut, A Seugnet ^a   Hinostroza, J Enrique ^b   Els, Christo J ^a   Brun, Mario ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; ICT in education; ICT policies; SITES 2006; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILE; ICT IN EDUCATION; ICT POLICIES; SITES 2006; SOUTH AFRICA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMPLOYMENT;

TEACHING;

EID: 77956266201     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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