The role of children in the design of new technology

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-25

  Druin, Allison ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; DECISION MAKING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTERNET; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

TEACHERS; TECHNOLOGY DESIGN PROCESS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036079282     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290110108659     Document Type: Article

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