Student demographics, satisfaction and cognitive demand in two lifelong learning programs

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 425-434

  Simone, Patricia M ^a   Cesena, Jacob ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950958210     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270903493001     Document Type: Article

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