“Off-campus support” in distance learning – how do our students define quality?

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-38

  Smith, Alison ^a  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Distance learning; Higher education; Perception; Quality; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992998952     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880410517414     Document Type: Article

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