Parents, ICTs, and Children's Prospects for Success: Interviews along the Digital “Access Rainbow”.
Interviews with 52 parents of varying income levels and positions on the digital “access rainbow” are used to explore how parents discuss the widespread belief that ICT (information and communication technologies) access affects their children's prospects for success. While all parents agreed that I...
| Published in: | Critical Studies in Media Communication Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 409 - 427 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2005
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