The role of ethnicity in the attainment and experiences of graduates in distance education

Higher Education

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-338

  Richardson, John T E ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic attainment; Course Experience Questionnaire; Degree classification; Distance education; Ethnicity; Personal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549133749     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-008-9196-3     Document Type: Article

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