Does the medium matter? online versus paper coursework

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1333-1345

  Hernańdez Julián, Rey ^a   Peters, Christina ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 84861832880     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/0038-4038-78.4.1333     Document Type: Article

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