Participation, citizenship and internet use among South African youth

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 11-22

  Oyedemi, Toks ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Internet use; Online activities; Participation; South Africa; University students

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS;

CITIZENSHIP; INTERNET USE; ONLINE ACTIVITIES; PARTICIPATION; SOUTH AFRICA; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84922271933     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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