Does the new digital generation of learners exist? A qualitative study

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 543-556

  Sánchez, Jaime ^a   Salinas, Alvaro ^a   Contreras, David ^b   Meyer, Eduardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; TEACHING;

CURRENT GENERATION; DIGITAL GENERATION; DIGITAL NATIVES; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; PRINTED BOOKS; QUALITATIVE STUDY; SCHOOL EXPERIENCES;

STUDENTS;

EID: 79958235968     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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