I don’t need peer support: effective tutoring in blended learning environments for part-time, adult learners

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2020, Pages 1040-1054

  Youde, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adult learners; Blended learning; blended tutoring; constructivism; heutagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85077368840     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2019.1704692     Document Type: Article

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