Fast times and digital literacy: Participation roles and portfolio construction within instant messaging

Journal of Literacy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-196

  Jacobs, Gloria E ^a  

^a ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33751092056     PISSN: 1086296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15548430jlr3802_3     Document Type: Article

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