The effectiveness of distance education across virginia's community colleges: Evidence from introductory college-level math and english courses

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 360-377

  Xu, Di ^a   Jaggars, Shanna Smith ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

community college; distance education; multilevel design; propensity score

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961183551     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373711413814     Document Type: Article

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