Exploring the Digital Divide on the U.S.-Mexico Border Through Literacy Narratives

Computers and Composition

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-253

  Ruecker, Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Literacy narratives; Multilingual; Technological literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866152919     PISSN: 87554615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compcom.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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