Learner–instructor telephone interaction: Effects on satisfaction and achievement of online students

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-143

  O'Leary, Patrick F ^a   Quinlan, Thomas J ^a  

^a ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85064780145     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923640701341661     Document Type: Article

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