Adapting and merging methodologies in doctoral research

Computer Science Education

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 51-67

  Levy, Ronit Ben Bassat ^a   Ben Ari, Mordechai ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Jeliot; Perceived behavioral control; Phenomenography; Theory of planned behavior; Visualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051581388     PISSN: 08993408     EISSN: 17445175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08993400902937550     Document Type: Article

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