What are the affordances and constraints of handheld devices for learning in higher education

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Song, Yanjie ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORDANCES; HAND HELD DEVICE; HIGHER EDUCATION; MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY; QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGIES; RESEARCH STUDIES; SOCIAL CONTEXT; SOCIAL FACTOR;

DIGITAL DEVICES; RESEARCH; STUDENTS;

PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS;

EID: 80055015182     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2011.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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