Gender and computer use in an academic institution: Report from a longitudinal study

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-84

  Mitra, Ananda ^a   Lenzmeier, Stefne ^b   Steffensmeier, Timothy ^b   Avon, Rachel ^b   Qu, Nancy ^b   Hazen, Mike ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034345047     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/BG2M-A5ER-KV7Y-N0J5     Document Type: Article

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