Higher education at a distance and national development: Reflections on the Indian experience

Distance Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-225

  Panda, Santosh ^a,b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

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EID: 27944448117     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587910500168868     Document Type: Review

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