Barriers to student computer usage: Staff and student perceptions

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 302-311

  McMahon, J ^b   Gardner, John ^a   Gray, C ^b   Mulhern, G ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Access; Computer usage; Staff and student perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033473505     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2729.1999.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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