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Peer reviewedGibson, Chere Campbell – American Journal of Distance Education, 1996
Sixteen external-degree adult students were interviewed during their first year of study to examine the nature of academic self-concept in distance education. It was determined that academic self-concept was related to both the process and the content of learning and that modifications in educational practices can potentially enhance learners'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Students, Distance Education
