Policy considerations from a nationwide IT-in-education initiative: Macedonia connects

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 369-383

  Hosman, Laura ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Digital inclusion; Education; Macedonia; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955490841     PISSN: 19331681     EISSN: 1933169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2010.489407     Document Type: Article

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