Internet in Brazilian public schools: Policies beyond politics
| Published | May 2011 |
| Type of work | Working Paper nº 6 |
| Periodical | Pages 1-37 |
| Publisher | The Edelstein Centre for Social Research |
| Country | Brazil, South America |
ABSTRACT
This Brazilian study focuses on the practices and opinions of teachers in order to map current patterns of Internet usage in the Rio de Janeiro school system. A key part of the study includes identifying obstacles and dead ends that would hinder the productive pedagogical use of the internet for information and communication.| Keywords | education · Internet · K-12 · policy · research · statistics · technology |
| Published at | Rio de Janeiro |
| Language | eng |
| ISBN | 978-85-7982-053-3 |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
| Rights | © 2011 Bernardo Sorj and Mauricio Lissovsky. All rights reserved. |
| URL | http://www.centroedelstein.org.br/PDF/WP_6_English.pdf |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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