Old communication, new literacies: Social network sites as social learning resources

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1130-1161

  Greenhow, Christine ^a   Robelia, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

CONTENT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS; HIGHER SCHOOL; LEARNING RESOURCE; LOW INCOMES; MYSPACE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF PRESENTATIONS; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES;

STUDENTS;

EID: 68849092265     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01484.x     Document Type: Article

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