The relationship between environmental factors and usage behaviors at 'Hole-in-the-wall' computers

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-98

  DeBoer, Jennifer ^a  

^a The NIIT Institute (TNI)   (India)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Free access computers; India; Technology uses in education

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 55149101553     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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