Technology and continuing professional education: The reality beyond the hype

Social Information Technology: Connecting Society and Cultural Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 296-312

  McPherson, Maggie ^a   Nunes, Miguel Baptista ^b   Sandars, John ^a   Kell, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84898189171     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-774-4.ch019     Document Type: Chapter

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