Turned on/switched off: Exploring children's engagement with computers in primary school

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 245-266

  Selwyn, Neil ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035528414     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/FDXY-U292-RMGF-YT3Q     Document Type: Article

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