Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

Teachers' and students' thoughts on the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) and its use in adult centres: The case of the Canary Islands

Paula Morales Almeida*
  • Paula Morales Almeida*
  • University Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
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María Olga Escandell Bermúdez
  • María Olga Escandell Bermúdez
  • University Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
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José Juan Castro Sánchez
  • José Juan Castro Sánchez
  • University Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
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  •  Received: 25 September 2015
  •  Accepted: 17 November 2015
  •  Published: 23 November 2015

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