Does information technology affect the level of information literacy?: A comparative case study of high school students

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 618-631

  Isfandyari Moghaddam, Alireza ^a   Kashi Nahanji, Vahideh ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; High schools; Information literacy; Information technology; Iran; Skills; Standards; Students

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH SCHOOL; INFORMATION LITERACY; IRAN; SKILLS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 82055207418     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012531111187261     Document Type: Article

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