What is ‘competence’ and how should education incorporate new technology's tools to generate ‘competent civic agents’

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-223

  Haste, Helen ^a,b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

civic participation; competence; cultural processes; mediation; new technology; tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959893511     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585170903195845     Document Type: Article

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