On-line "chat room" tutorials - An unusual gender bias in computer use

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-234

  Kimbrough, Doris R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Gender bias; Non traditional students; On line instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 10344234598     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009460330400     Document Type: Article

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