Profiling university students' use of technology: Where is the Net Generation divide?

International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 43-58

  Jones, Chris ^a   Hosein, Anesa ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital natives; Generation Y; Millenials; Net generation; Student experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956738658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18323669     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.18848/1832-3669/CGP/v06i03/56097     Document Type: Conference Paper

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