From access to usage: The divide of self-reported digital skills among adolescents

Computers and Education

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 736-746

  Zhong, Zhi Jin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cross cultural projects

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL PROJECTS; DATA SETS; DIGITAL SKILLS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; HIERARCHICAL LINEAR MODELS; INTERACTION EFFECT; MULTI-LEVEL; PENETRATION RATES; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS;

COMMUNICATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION COMPUTING; STUDENTS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 78650176951     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.10.016     Document Type: Article

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