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ERIC Number: EJ647373
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0307-5079
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New Communication Practices, Identity and the Psychological Gap: The Affective Function of E-mail on a Distance Doctoral Programme.
Sunderland, Jane
Studies in Higher Education, v27 n2 p233-46 May 2002
Examined e-mail messages sent by Romanian Ph.D. students over the first 2 years of a (largely) distance education program based in the United Kingdom. Found that participants used e-mail to obtain support, inscribe their multiple identities within their messages, and adapt the medium for their own needs; these uses have particular value for professionals studying part-time in distance programs. (EV)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Doctoral Programs, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Support Groups
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Romania; United Kingdom
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