Knowledge ecologies in fragile online learning environments

Perspectives in Education

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 55-70

  Henning, Elizabeth ^a,b   Van Der Westhuizen, Duan ^a   Diseko, Rabaitse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNESCO/UNITWIN Project

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EID: 33645686213     PISSN: 02582236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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