Changes in attitudes toward computers and use of computers by university faculty

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 189-202

  Mitra, Ananda ^a   Steffensmeier, Timothy ^a   Lenzmeier, Stefne ^a   Massoni, Angela ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Categories; Change; Computerization of education; Computers; Faculty; Focus groups; Laptops; Longitudinal study; Mobile computing; Relationship; Survey design; Usage

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008782289     PISSN: 08886504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08886504.1999.10782623     Document Type: Article

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