The paradox of trust in online collaborative groups

Distance Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-340

  Smith, Regina O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Distance education; Paradox; Psychodynamic group theory; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949106035     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: 14750198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587910802395839     Document Type: Article

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