Differences in student information and communication technology literacy based on socio-economic status, ethnicity, and gender: Evidence of a digital divide in Florida Schools

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 291-307

  Ritzhaupt, Albert D ^a   Liu, Feng ^b   Dawson, Kara ^a   Barron, Ann E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Ethnicity; Gender; ICT literacy; SES; Technology literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897485701     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2013.10782607     Document Type: Article

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