Evaluation of distance education programs in social work

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 63-84

  Macy, Jane A ^a   Rooney, Ronald H ^b   David Hollister, C ^b   Freddolino, Paul P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Interactive television; Social work education; Web based

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749204374     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: 15228991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J017v18n03_05     Document Type: Article

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