Enhancing human capital in TEL research: A case study from the STELLAR Network of Excellence
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چکیده
This paper analyses the case of the Theme Teams, i.e. one of the instruments used within the STELLAR Network of Excellence to develop human capital and support research capacity in the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) field. Qualitative and quantitative data about how this instrument worked are presented in the paper, with the aim to demonstrate its ability to promote integration of researchers in different countries and with different backgrounds, and to develop the researchers’ human capital by overcoming the traditional fragmentation of this specific research field. 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Computers in Human Behavior
دوره 31 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014