Gendered perspectives on the digital divide, IT education, and workforce participation in Kenya

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 256-261

  Kvasny, Lynette ^a   Payton, Fay Cobb ^b   Mbarika, Victor W ^c   Amadi, Atieno ^d   Meso, Peter ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^e GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Employment; Information technology

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

DIGITAL DIVIDE; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 44449107138     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2007.909360     Document Type: Article

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