Student-instructor perception of computer technologies in developing countries: The case of Jordan

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 115-123

  Alshare, Khaled ^a   Al Dwairi, Musa ^b   Akour, Iman ^b  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY;

INTERNET; PRODUCTIVITY; STUDENTS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0041698071     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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