Technology Accessibility and Confidence: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Schools

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APA

Korsah, D. P., Abdulai, I. B., Duaquaye, E., & Korsah, H. C. (2025). Technology Accessibility and Confidence: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Schools. Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences, 4(1), 23-69. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/16341

Vancouver

Korsah DP, Abdulai IB, Duaquaye E, Korsah HC. Technology Accessibility and Confidence: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Schools. Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences. 2025;4(1):23-69. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/16341

AMA

Korsah DP, Abdulai IB, Duaquaye E, Korsah HC. Technology Accessibility and Confidence: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Schools. Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences. 2025;4(1), 23-69. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/16341

Chicago

Korsah, Daniel Paa, Issah Bala Abdulai, Eric Duaquaye, and Henry Chris Korsah. "Technology Accessibility and Confidence: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Schools". Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences 2025 4 no. 1 (2025): 23-69. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/16341

Harvard

Korsah, D. P., Abdulai, I. B., Duaquaye, E., and Korsah, H. C. (2025). Technology Accessibility and Confidence: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Schools. Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences, 4(1), pp. 23-69. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/16341

MLA

Korsah, Daniel Paa et al. "Technology Accessibility and Confidence: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Schools". Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1, 2025, pp. 23-69. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/16341