Copyright © 2025 Cindy Ives, Pamela Walsh, and Rebecca E. Heiser

Published by AU Press, Athabasca University

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https://doi.org/10.15215/aupress/9781771994439.01

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Title: Women and leadership in distance education in Canada / edited by Cindy Ives, Pamela Walsh, and Rebecca E. Heiser.

Names: Ives, Cindy A., 1954- editor | Walsh, Pamela, editor. | Heiser, Rebecca E., editor.

Series: Issues in distance education series.

Description: Series statement: Issues in distance education series | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20250267268 | Canadiana (ebook) 20250267276 | ISBN 9781771994439 (softcover) | ISBN 9781771994446 (EPUB) | ISBN 9781771994453 (PDF)

Subjects: LCSH: Women in higher education—Canada. | LCSH: Leadership in women—Canada. | LCSH: Distance education—Canada.

Classification: LCC LB2332.34.C3 W63 2025 | DDC 378.0082—dc23

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