Cognitive presence and online learner engagement: A cluster analysis of the community of inquiry framework

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-217

  Shea, Peter ^a   Bidjerano, Temi ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community of inquiry; Online learning; Study

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956284477     PISSN: 10421726     EISSN: 18671233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12528-009-9024-5     Document Type: Article

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