A social network study of the growth of community among distance learners

A social network study of the growth of community among distance learners

Describes preliminary results from a social network study of the growth of community and use of Internet resources among a class of 15 distance learners enrolled in the LEEP option of the Master of Science in Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The LEEP...

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Main Author: Caroline Haythornthwaite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Borås 1998-01-01
Series:Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
Subjects:
social networks
community
Internet
information resources
distance learning
LEEP
MLS
library science
librarianship
information science
computer technology
interaction
emotional support
Web-board
chat lines
e-mail
email
telephone
face-to-face communication
communication
interviews
course evaluation
questionnaires
information exchange
centrality
isolation
performance
satisfaction
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