The discourse of learning technology in Canada: Understanding communication distortions and their implications for decision making

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 110, Issue , 2003, Pages 197-221

  Cukier, Wendy ^a   Middleton, Catherine ^a   Bauer, Robert ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

COSTS AND BENEFITS; HABERMAS; LEARNING TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; POLICY MAKING; QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES; TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATIONS; VALIDITY CLAIMS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84904323681     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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