Learning with laptops: Implementation and outcomes in an urban, under-privileged school

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 447-472

  Mouza, Chrystalla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Laptops; Quasi experiment; Ubiquitous computing; Urban elementary students

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008812532     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2008.10782516     Document Type: Article

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