A multi-Island situation without the ocean: Tutors' perceptions about working in isolation from colleagues

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Fouche, Ilse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Administrative support; Collaboration; Colleague support; Distance education; Open education; Professional support; Staff isolation; Tutor isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751033853     PISSN: 14923831     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v7i2.295     Document Type: Article

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