Going the distance: Students' experiences of induction to distance learning in higher education

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 293-306

  Forrester, Gillian ^a   Motteram, Gary ^a   Parkinson, Gillian ^a   Slaouti, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34047118028     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770500353185     Document Type: Article

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