Information technology education for older adults as a continuing peer-learning process: A Chinese case study

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 429-450

  Xie, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 34247171999     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270701252872     Document Type: Article

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