A confirmatory factor analysis of teaching presence within online professional development

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Miller, Melinda G ^a   Hahs Vaughn, Debbie L ^b   Zygouris Coe, Vicky ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84903540142     PISSN: 19395256     EISSN: 10928235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24059/olj.v18i1.333     Document Type: Article

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