A comparative study of the effects of cultural differences on the adoption of mobile learning

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 699-712

  Arpaci, Ibrahim ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; STUDENTS;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS; CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; MOBILE LEARNING; MULTI-GROUP; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

SURVEYS;

EID: 84930481598     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12160     Document Type: Article

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