Rethinking the technology integration challenge: Cases from three urban elementary schools

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 285-311

  Staples, Amy ^a   Pugach, Marleen C ^b   Himes, Dj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Elementary; Qualitative; Technology; Technology integration; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008760589     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2005.10782438     Document Type: Article

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