Training humanitarian professionals at a distance: Testing the feasibility of distance learning with humanitarian professionals

Distance Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-287

  Bollettino, Vincenzo ^a   Bruderlein, Claude ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Humanitarian practice; International humanitarian law; Professional training

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949091098     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: 14750198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587910802395797     Document Type: Article

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