Receptivity to Telecommunications among K-12 Teachers in a Rural State : Results of a West Virginia Survey / Aimee A. Howley and Craig B. Howley.

Distance education is a way to provide needed instructional resources to rural schools, and the Internet and other telecommunications networks are the newest addition to the distance education toolkit. However, little is known about rural teachers' technological skills and attitudes in this area. A...

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Main Authors: Howley, Aimee
Howley, Craig B. (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1994.
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Physical Description:31 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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