School-based ICT policy plans in primary education: Elements, typologies and underlying processes

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 505-519

  Vanderlinde, Ruben ^a   Dexter, Sara ^b   Van Braak, Johan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; FLANDERS; ICT POLICY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; MONITORING ACTIVITIES; POLICY MAKERS; POLICY PROCESS; PRIMARY EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOLS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; TEACHING AND LEARNING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 84859918449     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2011.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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