A study of the relationship between student communication interaction and sense of community

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 153-162

  Dawson, Shane ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Higher education; Quantitative methodology; Sense of community

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; EDUCATION; ONLINE CONFERENCING; STUDENTS;

HIGHER EDUCATION; QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY; SENSE OF COMMUNITY;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 33748095925     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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