Digital immigrants fare better than digital natives due to social reliance

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 931-938

  Ransdell, Sarah ^a   Kent, Brianna ^a   Gaillard Kenney, Sandrine ^a   Long, John ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE STUDENTS; DIGITAL NATIVES; HEALTH SCIENCE; INTERNAL CONTROLS; KNOWLEDGE APPLICATION; LOCUS OF CONTROL; NON-NATIVE; OLDER ADULTS; ONLINE ACTIVITIES; ONLINE COURSE;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 80055011877     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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