Using Emerging Technologies to Help Bridge the Gap Between University Theory and Classroom Practice: Challenges and Successes

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 299-313

  Barnett, Michael ^a   Harwood, William ^b   Keating, Thomas ^c   Saam, Julie ^d  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Tech Museum   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO   (United States)

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EID: 85176273193     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2002.tb17887.x     Document Type: Article

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