Adolescents’ Social Networks: Exploring Different Patterns of Socio-Digital Participation

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 255-274

  Li, Shupin ^a   Hietajärvi, Lauri ^b   Palonen, Tuire ^a   Salmela Aro, Katariina ^b   Hakkarainen, Kai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

adolescents; basic participators; creative participators; gaming oriented participators; social network; socio digital participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954494131     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313831.2015.1120236     Document Type: Article

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