Exploring the potential of the will, skill, tool model in Ghana: Predicting prospective and practicing teachers' use of technology

Computers and Education

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-100

  Agyei, Douglas D ^a   Voogt, Joke M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Country specific developments; Evaluation methodologies; Improving classroom teaching; Media in education; Pedagogical issues

Indexed keywords

COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; TECHNOLOGY;

TEACHING;

EID: 77958003632     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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