Technological options in supervising remote research students

Higher Education

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-137

  Sussex, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Remote; Research student; Supervision; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349170959     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-006-9038-0     Document Type: Article

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