Using digital technologies to address Aboriginal adolescents’ education: An alternative school intervention

Multicultural Education and Technology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-162

  Pirbhai Illich, Fatima ^a   Nat Turner, K C ^b   Austin, Theresa Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Canada; Communication technologies; Education; Ethnic groups; Literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904241562     PISSN: 1750497X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17504970910967573     Document Type: Article

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