Online data collection in academic research: Advantages and limitations

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 574-582

  Lefever, Samúel ^a   Dal, Michael ^a   Matthíasdóttir, Ásrún ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED POPULATIONS; ONLINE DATA COLLECTION; WEB-BASED PROGRAM;

ELECTRONIC MAIL; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

DATA ACQUISITION;

EID: 34250000634     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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