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ERIC Number: EJ552527
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-1629
The Field of Educational Technology as Reflected through Its Definitions.
Reiser, Robert A.; Ely, Donald P.
Educational Technology Research and Development, v45 n3 p63-72 1997
Examines how, over time, the major definitions of the field of educational technology have reflected changes in the field itself. Major definitions from the early 1900s through 1994 are reviewed and compared; major changes in the field are identified; and thoughts regarding future definitions are presented. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Change, Comparative Analysis, Education, Educational Technology, Futures (of Society), Learning
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Background