Adults contemplating university study at a distance: Issues, themes and concerns

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-82

  Bird, Jenny ^a   Morgan, Chris ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 3042693164     PISSN: 14923831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v4i1.130     Document Type: Review

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