Do new information and communication technologies have a role to play in achieving quality professional development for teachers in the global south?

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-329

  Leach, Jenny ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education for all; ICT; Sub Saharan Africa; Teacher professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 78951476152     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585170500256495     Document Type: Article

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