Distance Education: A Reflective Action Research Project and Its Systemic Implications for Higher Education

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 587-612

  Carr Chellman, Alison A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Distance education; Reflective practice; Systemic change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034412770     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009501716697     Document Type: Article

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