The axiomatic Trap: Stultifying myths in distance education

Higher Education

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-301

  Powell, Richard J ^a   Keen, Clive ^b  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distance education; Educational performance of university level distance education; Role of distance education in university provision

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645670932     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-004-4501-2     Document Type: Article

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