Girl power in a digital world: Considering the complexity of gender, literacy, and technology

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 300-307

  Williams, Bronwyn T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 33846230459     PISSN: 10813004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/JAAL.50.4.6     Document Type: Review

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