Correlates with use of telecomputing tools: K-12 teachers’ beliefs and demographics

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 327-340

  Harris, Judith B ^a   Grandgenett, Neal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs about reaching; Demographics; Innovativeness; Internet use; Telecomputing; World views

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010506953     PISSN: 08886504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08886504.1999.10782258     Document Type: Article

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