Elementary school students' computer and internet use at home: Current trends and issues

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 345-362

  Kafai, Yasmin B ^a   Sutton, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033233662     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/A0AF-YJ73-Q6BE-1K5C     Document Type: Article

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