Enrollment in distance education classes in 2008 is associated with fewer enrollment gaps among independent undergraduate students in the US

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-90

  Pontes, Manuel C F ^a   Pontes, Nancy M H ^a  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependent students; Distance education; Enrollment gap; Independent students; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872327478     PISSN: 19395256     EISSN: 10928235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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