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ERIC Number: EJ362688
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Beyond Independence in Distance Education: The Concept of Control.
Garrison, D. Randy; Baynton, Myra
American Journal of Distance Education, v1 n3 p3-15 1987
Discussion of learner control in the educational process focuses on adult distance education. Independence, power, and support are described as the three components of control of the learning process, and the concept of control as it relates to the communication process between student and teacher is discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Distance Education, Individual Power, Learning Processes, Locus of Control, Personal Autonomy, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Support Systems