Computer usage and access in low-income urban communities

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1393-1401

  Araque, J C ^a   Maiden, R P ^a   Bravo, N ^a   Estrada, I ^a   Evans, R ^a   Hubchik, K ^a   Kirby, K ^a   Reddy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to computers; Digital divide; Education; Employment; Low income urban community

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; COMPUTER ACCESS; COMPUTER USAGES; CONTROL GROUPS; DIGITAL DIVIDE; JOB APPLICATION; QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES; URBAN COMMUNITY;

EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84874917127     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.01.032     Document Type: Article

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