Adult learner participation in an online degree program: A program-level study of voluntary computer-mediated communication

Distance Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-312

  Thompson, Emily W ^a,b   Savenye, Wilhelmina C ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35448948619     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: 14750198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587910701611336     Document Type: Article

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