Determining Sociability, Social Space, and Social Presence in (A)synchronous Collaborative Groups

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-172

  Kreijns, Karel ^a   Kirschner, Paul A ^a   Jochems, Wim ^a   Van Buuren, Hans ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMPUTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; GROUP DYNAMICS; LEARNING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 1942536551     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109493104323024429     Document Type: Conference Paper

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