Socioeconomic strata, mobile technology, and education: A comparative analysis

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 465-486

  Kim, Paul ^a   Hagashi, Teresita ^b   Carillo, Laura ^b   Gonzales, Irina ^a   Makany, Tamas ^a   Lee, Bommi ^a   Gàrate, Alberto ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CETYS Universidad   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Literacy development; Mexico; Mobile learning; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961211343     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-010-9172-3     Document Type: Article

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