Why ‘what works’ is not enough for information technology in education research

Researching IT in Education: Theory, Practice and Future Directions

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 54-61

  Romeo, Geoff ^a   Russell, Glenn ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85121894661     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203863275-12     Document Type: Chapter

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