Public computing, computer literacy and educational outcome: Children and computers in rural India

Proc. Int. Conf. on Computers in Education 2005: "Towards Sustainable and Scalable Educational Innovations Informed by the Learning Sciences"- Sharing Research Results and Exemplary Innovations, ICCE

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 57-64

  Dangwal, Ritu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Computer; Education; Evaluation; Outcomes; Rural

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER LITERACY; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EVALUATION; LIFE SKILLS; OUTCOMES; PUBLIC COMPUTING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTERS; RESEARCH; RURAL AREAS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84856952730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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