Contribution of distance education to the development of individual learners

Distance Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-181

  White, Cynthia ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 27944498701     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587910500168835     Document Type: Review

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