Students' perceptions of academic quality and approaches to studying in distance education

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-27

  Richardson, John T E ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 13244255416     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192052000310001     Document Type: Review

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