Leadership for open and flexible learning

Open Learning

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-215

  Latchem, Colin ^a   Hanna, Donald E ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Extension ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 78851471923     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268051022000048219     Document Type: Article

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