Student retention in higher education: What role for virtual learning environments?

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-92

  Heaton‐Shrestha, Celayne ^a   May, Steve ^b   Burke, Linda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutional case study; Student retention; Virtual learning environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951819434     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770802645189     Document Type: Article

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