Exploring situational factors shaping access in a laptop program for socially disadvantaged children in india: A case study

Educational Media International

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 81-95

  Padmanabhan, Poornima ^a   Wise, Alyssa Friend ^b  

^a RESEARCH IN MOTION   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access to computers; Case studies; Equal education; International education; Laptop computers; Qualitative research; Social influences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868108654     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523987.2012.683959     Document Type: Article

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