Students' use of one to one laptops: A capability approach analysis

Information Technology and People

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-112

  Hatakka, Mathias ^a   Andersson, Annika ^a   Grönlund, Åke ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

1:1 laptops; Education; ICT supported learning; Information technology; Learning; Students; The capability approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874811370     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593841311307169     Document Type: Article

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