An exploration of the relationship between indicators of the community of inquiry framework and retention in online programs

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-19

  Boston, Wally ^a   Díaz, Sebastián R ^b   Gibson, Angela M ^a   Ice, Phil ^a   Richardson, Jennifer ^c   Swan, Karen ^d  

^a AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

Community of inquiry; Online programs; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856808836     PISSN: 19395256     EISSN: 19395256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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