Turkish high school students' considerations, expectations and awareness on distance education

2008-10-01
Inal, Yavuz
Karakus, Turkan
Çağıltay, Kürşat

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Citation Formats
Y. Inal, T. Karakus, and K. Çağıltay, “Turkish high school students’ considerations, expectations and awareness on distance education,” Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, pp. 63–76, 2008, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=55049089653&origin=inward.