Beyond the Digital Divide in Canadian Schools: From Access to Competency in the Use of Information Technology

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 475-490

  Looker, E Dianne ^a   Thiessen, Victor ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian youth; Computer access; Digital divide; Educational technology; Gender; Information technology; Rural; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142215402     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439303256536     Document Type: Article

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