The tutoring role of mentors working with adults and elderly people with learning disabilities using virtual environments

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 593-599

  Brown, David J ^a   Standen, Penny J ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; TEACHER; TEACHING; TECHNIQUE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0033370388     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.1999.2.593     Document Type: Article

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