A disappearing digital divide among college students?: Peeling away the layers of the digital divide

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 497-506

  Cotten, Shelia R ^a   Jelenewicz, Shameeka M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Center for Applied Research and Technical Assistance

Author keywords

College students; Digital divide; Internet usage; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749849711     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439306286852     Document Type: Article

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