Digital storytelling in Bhutan: A qualitative examination of new media tools used to bridge the digital divide in a rural community school

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2236-2243

  Gyabak, Khendum ^a   Godina, Heriberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Digital divide; Digital storytelling; Equitable education; Instructional technology

Indexed keywords

BHUTAN; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; DEVELOPING REGIONS; DIGITAL DIVIDE; DIGITAL STORYTELLING; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTIONS; INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY; LAPTOP PROGRAMS; NEW MEDIA; PUBLIC SCHOOLS; QUALITATIVE STUDY; RURAL COMMUNITY; SOCIAL AWARENESS;

LAPTOP COMPUTERS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; TEACHING; TECHNOLOGY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 79960662385     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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