Dissecting the "Digital Divide": A Case Study in Egypt

Information Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 297-304

  Warschauer, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Education; Egypt; International

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141525095     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240309490     Document Type: Article

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