How family support and Internet self-efficacy influence the effects of e-learning among higher aged adults - Analyses of gender and age differences

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 255-264

  Chu, Regina Ju chun ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adult learning; Gender studies; Interactive learning environments; Lifelong learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT EDUCATION; ADULT LEARNERS; ADULT LEARNING; AGE DIFFERENCES; COMMUNITY COLLEGE; FEMALE ADULTS; GENDER ISSUES; GENDER STUDIES; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; INTERNET SELF-EFFICACY; LEARNING CENTER; LIFE LONG LEARNING; OLDER ADULTS; SIMILAR PATTERN; SOCIAL CONTEXT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; STUDENTS' SATISFACTION;

EDUCATION COMPUTING; INTERNET;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 77949655690     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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