Tutoring support as a predictor of student retention in distance learning: The case of a University in Ghana
By: Vera Arhin and John Ekow Laryea
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.12.4.1124 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 457 - 468
Submitted on: May 12, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 2, 2020
Published on: Dec 31, 2020
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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