Using internet communication technologies by low-income high school students in completing educational tasks inside and outside the school setting

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 33-55

  Baek, Eun Ok ^a   Freehling, Seth ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information communication technologies; Internet use; Low income students

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; HIGH SCHOOL SETTINGS; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET COMMUNICATION; INTERNET USE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; STUDENTS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34748859788     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J025v24n01_04     Document Type: Article

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