New tools to connect people and places: The impact of ICTs on learning among resource poor farmers in Bolivia

Journal of International Development

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 889-900

  Nielsen, Louise ^a   Heffernan, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolivia; ICTs; Learning outcomes; Multi media interactive software

Indexed keywords

FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; LEARNING; MULTIMEDIA;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33747399057     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1321     Document Type: Conference Paper

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