U.S.-Africa virtual collaboration in globalization studies: Success factors for complex, cross-national learning teams

International Studies Perspectives

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-51

  Cogburn, Derrick L ^a   Levinson, Nanette S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning communities; Distance learning; Globalization; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; LEARNING; STUDENT;

SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037299698     PISSN: 15283577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1528-3577.04103     Document Type: Article

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