Paradox, promise and public pedagogy: Implications of the federal government's digital education revolution

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 67-78

  Buchanan, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 79952211794     PISSN: 1835517X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2011v36n8.1     Document Type: Article

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