Tutor-facilitated Adult Digital Literacy Learning: Insights from a Case Study

Internet Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-125

  Pendell, Kimberly ^a   Withers, Elizabeth ^a   Castek, Jill ^a   Reder, Stephen ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

digital divide; digital literacy; self paced learning; tutors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884294661     PISSN: 10875301     EISSN: 15404749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10875301.2013.800013     Document Type: Article

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