Divided by a common degree program? Profiling online and face-to-face information science students

Education for Information

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-110

  Haigh, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Learner characteristics; Library and Information Science distance education; Library and Information Science online education; Pre entry variables; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS; LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE DISTANCE EDUCATION; LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE ONLINE EDUCATION; PRE-ENTRY VARIABLES; SELF EFFICACY;

CURRICULA;

EID: 34547205048     PISSN: 01678329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/EFI-2007-25202     Document Type: Article

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