The influence of social interaction on meaning construction in a virtual community

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-306

  Yang, Yu Fen ^a   Yeh, Hui Chin ^a   Wong, Wing Kwong ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ACQUISITIONS; ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

ERRORS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 76849110462     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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