Gender differences in computer attitudes among secondary school students in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 70-75

  Al Jabri, Ibrahim M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANXIETY; COMPUTER ATTITUDE; FEMALE STUDENTS; GENDER DIFFERENCES; SAUDI ARABIA; SECONDARY SCHOOLS;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; HARDWARE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 0030500269     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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