The education-related digital divide: An analysis for the EU-28

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 72-82

  Cruz Jesus, Frederico ^a   Vicente, María Rosalía ^b   Bacao, Fernando ^a   Oliveira, Tiago ^a  

^a NOVA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SCHOOL NOVA IMS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital agenda; Digital development; Digital divide; Education; European union; ICT

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EDUCATION;

DIGITAL AGENDA; DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT; DIGITAL DIVIDE; EUROPEAN UNION; ICT;

E-LEARNING;

ATTENTION; CHEMICAL BINDING; EDUCATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALTA; MENTAL CAPACITY; PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

EID: 84949474361     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.027     Document Type: Article

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