Gender differences and similarities in online courses: Challenging stereotypical views of women

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 349-359

  Price, L ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptions of tutoring; Gender differences; Online learning; Student learning research; Women and online learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748328113     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2006.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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