Gender and collaboration patterns in distance education research

Open Learning

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-114

  Zawacki Richter, Olaf ^a   von Prümmer, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association between gender and methods; Bibliometric analysis; Delphi study; Literature review; Male and female researchers; Research areas in distance education; Research collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958096482     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680511003787297     Document Type: Review

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