Negotiating the symbolic power of information and communication technologies (ICT): The spread of internet-supported distance education

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-31

  Rye, Ståle Angen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communications technology; Development; Diffusion; Distance education; ICT; Indonesia; The Internet; Translation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFUSION; DISTANCE EDUCATION; TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES);

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPMENT; DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INDONESIA; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; LEARNING RESOURCE;

STUDENTS;

EID: 67651252142     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/itdj.20110     Document Type: Article

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