Limited knowledge and limited resources: Children's and adolescents' understanding of the Internet

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-115

  Yan, Zheng ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifact; Conceptual development; The Children's Internet Protection Act; The Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849114740     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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