Student Views on the Cost of and Access to Textbooks: An Investigation at University of Otago (New Zealand)
By: Sarah Stein, Simon Hart, Philippa Keaney and Richard White
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.9.4.704 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 403 - 419
Submitted on: Jul 20, 2017
Accepted on: Oct 12, 2017
Published on: Oct 1, 2017
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2017 Sarah Stein, Simon Hart, Philippa Keaney, Richard White, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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