Revealing the transformatory moment of learning technology: The place of critical social theory

ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-284

  Hall, Richard ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical social theory; Education; Learning technology; Political economy; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864059051     PISSN: 09687769     EISSN: 17411629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21567069.2011.624996     Document Type: Article

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