Exploring adult digital literacy using learners' and educators' perceptions and experiences: The case of the Second Chance Schools in Greece

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 217-227

  Jimoyiannis, Athanassios ^a   Gravani, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Adult and lifelong learning; Digital literacy; Teaching and learning practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952840700     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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