If diversity is a problem could e-learning be part of the solution? A case study

SIGCSE Bulletin (Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education)

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 42-46

  Minton, Liz ^a   Boyle, Roger ^a   Dimitrova, Vania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E Learning; Higher Education; Student Diversity

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; HIGHER EDUCATION; STUDENT DIVERSITY;

LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC POLICY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 33646825036     PISSN: 00978418     EISSN: 00978418     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1026487.1008010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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