Examining the factors influencing participants' knowledge sharing behavior in virtual learning communities

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 134-148

  Chen, Irene Y L ^a   Chen, Nian Shing ^b   Kinshuk, ^c  

^a CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Social network; Theory of planned behavior; Virtual learning community

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949213225     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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