Home, school, borrowed, public or mobile: Variations in young singaporeans' internet access and their implications

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1228-1256

  Lim, Sun Sun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Education; Internet; Uneven access; Young people

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL DIVIDE; INTERNET ACCESS; INTERNET USE; MOBILE ACCESS; MOBILE SOURCES; PUBLIC ACCESS; SINGAPORE; UNEVEN ACCESS; YOUNG PEOPLES;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 68849086858     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01488.x     Document Type: Article

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