Gender differences in website production and preference aesthetics: Preliminary implications for ICT in education and beyond

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 447-460

  Moss, G A ^a,b   Gunn, R W ^c  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ecole Superieure de Gestion (ESG)   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design; Gender; Internet; Preferences; Websites

Indexed keywords

END USERS; GENDER; GENDER DIFFERENCES; HOME PAGE; POSITIVE BIAS; PREFERENCES; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; WEBSITE AESTHETICS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STUDENTS; TEACHING; WEBSITES;

INTERNET;

EID: 70449574490     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290802332662     Document Type: Article

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