A theoretical argumentation and evaluation of South African learners' orientation towards and perceptions of the empowering use of information: A calculated prediction of computerized learning for the marginalized

New Media and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 313-326

  Postma, Louise ^a,b  

^a Sasolburg High School   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community; Computer mediated learning; Critical empowerment; Critical theory; Epistemology; Knowledge construction; Postmodernism; Situational empowerment; Social constructivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035637813     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14614440122226119     Document Type: Article

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