The digital divide: Differences in computer use between home and school in low socio-economic households

L1 Educational Studies in Language and Literature

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 5-19

  Sutherland Smith, Wendy ^a   Snyder, Ilana ^b   Angus, Lawrence ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural capital; Digital divide; Disadvantage; Family attitudes; Home ICT use; Icts; School ICT use; Symbolic capital; Teacher attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917452823     PISSN: 15676617     EISSN: 15731731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1024523503078     Document Type: Article

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