Distance education: A multidimensional evaluation

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 101-113

  Dalton, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Distance learning; Student outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746590266     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: 15228991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J017v18n03_07     Document Type: Article

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