Distance education vs face-to-face classes: Individual differences, course preferences and enrollment

Psychological Reports

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 756-764

  Harris, Michael L ^a,b   Gibson, Shanan G ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 329 Slay Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS;

EID: 33748848140     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.98.3.756-764     Document Type: Article

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