Researching the community of inquiry framework: Review, issues, and future directions

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-172

  Garrison, D Randy ^a   Arbaugh, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive presence; Community of inquiry; Online learning research; Social presence; Teaching presence

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

COGNITIVE PRESENCE; COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY; COMPUTER CONFERENCING; ONLINE LEARNING RESEARCH; TEACHING PRESENCE;

EDUCATION;

EID: 34548392783     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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