Differences in self-regulation for online learning between first- and second-generation college students

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-82

  Williams, Peter E ^a,c   Hellman, Chan M ^b  

^a Stewardship Learning   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

First generation; Online; Online learning; Self regulated; Self regulation; Web based instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843085093     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RIHE.0000010047.46814.78     Document Type: Article

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