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Spiralling through change: older people negotiating new communication technologies, a collaborative research project

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Spiralling through change: older people negotiating new communication technologies, a collaborative research project. / Hamilton, Mary.
In: International Journal of Education and Ageing, Vol. 2, No. 3, 09.2012, p. 181-206.

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Hamilton, M 2012, 'Spiralling through change: older people negotiating new communication technologies, a collaborative research project', International Journal of Education and Ageing, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 181-206.

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Hamilton, Mary. / Spiralling through change : older people negotiating new communication technologies, a collaborative research project. In: International Journal of Education and Ageing. 2012 ; Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 181-206.

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