Cost Analysis of a Distance Education MSW Program

Journal of Teaching in Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 357-368

  Stotzer, Rebecca L ^a   Fujikawa, Keith ^a   Sur, Jill ^a   Arnsberger, Pam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

cost analysis; distance learning; teaching research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887942998     PISSN: 08841233     EISSN: 15407349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08841233.2013.826318     Document Type: Article

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