Psychosocial environmental relationships among MSW students in distance learning and traditional classrooms

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-247

  Mason, J Alicia ^a   Helton, Lonnie R ^b   Dziegielewski, Sophia ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Distance learning; Educational perceptions; Graduate student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955107957     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488371003707621     Document Type: Article

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