Determinants of Internet skills, uses and outcomes. A systematic review of the second- and third-level digital divide

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1607-1624

  Scheerder, Anique ^a   van Deursen, Alexander ^a   van Dijk, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Internet outcomes; Internet skills; Internet use; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING;

DIGITAL DIVIDE; INTERNET ACCESS; INTERNET USE; SECOND LEVEL; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TANGIBLE OUTCOMES; THIRD LEVEL;

INTERNET;

EID: 85026319210     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2017.07.007     Document Type: Review

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