Patterns of and reasons for infrequent internet use: A qualitative exploration of Australian youth

Children Australia

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 177-184

  Park, Sora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

digital generation; digital literacy; infrequent users; internet users; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925650560     PISSN: 20497776     EISSN: 10350772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/cha.2014.19     Document Type: Article

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