Using social network metrics to assess the effectiveness of broad based admission practices

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-27

  Dawson, Shane ^a   Macfadyen, Leah ^a   Lockyer, Lori ^b   Mazzochi Jones, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 79953854405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.979     Document Type: Article

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