Attitude and Perceptual Factors in the Adoption of Computers in a School System: A Case Study of Trinidad and Tobago

Journal of Creative Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-251

  Sooknanan, Prahalad ^a   Melkote, Srinivas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992792579     PISSN: 09732586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097325860600100302     Document Type: Article

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