The content of educational technology curricula: A cross-curricular state of the art

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 131-151

  Aesaert, Koen ^a   Vanderlinde, Ruben ^a,b   Tondeur, Jo ^a,b   van Braak, Johan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Curriculum analysis; Digital literacy; ICT frameworks; Primary education; Technology curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872958977     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-012-9279-9     Document Type: Review

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