Is distance education a faustian bargain?

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 130-135

  Dibiase, David ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 302 Walker Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Ethics; Geography education; GIS education; Morality

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; INTERNET; TEACHING;

EID: 0034114591     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260085216     Document Type: Article

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