Still a gendered technology? Issues in teaching information and communication technologies at the uk open university

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-35

  Bissell, Chris ^a   Chapman, David ^a   Herman, Clem ^a   Robinson, Ley ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA;

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; OPEN UNIVERSITIES;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84938882604     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0304379021000055731     Document Type: Article

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