Electronic connections and equal opportunities: An analysis of telecommunications distribution in public schools

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 108-127

  Leigh, Patricia Randolph ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer access; Equal opportunity; Internet access; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007281502     PISSN: 08886504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08886504.1999.10782272     Document Type: Article

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