E-Mentoring for All

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 919-928

  Shpigelman, Carmit Noa ^a   Reiter, Shunit ^a  

^a Tamar) Weiss, Patrice L   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Disabilities; Electronic mentoring; Online support; People with special needs

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; DISABILITIES; ELECTRONIC MENTORING; ONLINE SUPPORT; PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS;

EID: 67349192174     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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