Conditions for ubiquitous computing: What can be learned from a longitudinal study

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-53

  Lei, Jing ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditions; Ecological perspective; Longitudinal study; Successful implementation; Ubiquitous computing

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONS; ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE; ISSUES AND CHALLENGES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION; TEACHING AND LEARNING; TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE;

EDUCATION;

UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

EID: 76749089166     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07380560903536264     Document Type: Article

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