Grappling with technology: A case of supporting Malaysian Smart School teachers' professional development

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-416

  Ming, Thang Siew ^a   Murugaiah, Puvaneswary ^b   Wah, Lee Kean ^c   Azman, Hazita ^a   Yean, Tan Lay ^a   Sim, Lee Yit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

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EID: 77956740459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
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