ICT usage and student perceptions in Cambodia and Japan

Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 65-82

  Elwood, James ^a   MacLean, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

ICT; Student perceptions; Technological usefulness; Technology anxiety; Willingness to use technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955022732     PISSN: 14490706     EISSN: 14490706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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