Group behavior and learning in electronic forums: A sociotechnical approach

Information Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-235

  Kling, Rob ^a   Courtright, Christina ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; Group formation; Internet; Professional development; Virtual communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041728655     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240309465     Document Type: Article

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