Reducing isolation for distance students: An on‐line initiative

Open Learning

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 14-23

  Lake, David ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0010942293     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268051990140304     Document Type: Article

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