Rethinking lifelong learning through online distance learning in Chinese educational policies, practices and research

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 583-597

  Yang, Min ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE PHILOSOPHY; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; DISTANCE LEARNING (DL); EDUCATIONAL POLICIES; EDUCATIONAL THEORIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS); LIFE LONG LEARNING; PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; RESEARCH PAPERS;

COMMUNICATION; DISTANCE EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH;

EDUCATION;

EID: 47249151911     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00766.x     Document Type: Article

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