A multidimensional approach to determinants of computer use in primary education: teacher and school characteristics.
The central aim of this study was to test a model that integrates determinants of educational computer use. In particular, the article examines teacher and school characteristics that are associated with different types of computer use by primary school teachers. A survey was set up, involving 527 t...
| Published in: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 494 - 507 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2008
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