Better allocating university resources to create on-line learning environments for non-traditional students in underserved rural areas

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 215-225

  Lake, Erinn D ^a   Pushchak, Andrew J ^a  

^a EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Non traditional; On line learning; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751071355     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-006-9025-5     Document Type: Article

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