Universities learning to learn? Inventing flexible (E)learning through first- and second-order action research

Educational Action Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-84

  Trevitt, Chris ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 78449296362     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650790500200277     Document Type: Article

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