Technology support services in postsecondary education: a mixed methods study.
Technology has a profound effect upon the lives of students with disabilities. This mixed methods longitudinal analysis of technology supports began with exploratory factor analysis of repeatedly administered nationally represented surveys of disability support providers. This was followed by a qual...
| Publicado en: | Technology & Disability Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 25 - 36 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2008
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