transactional distance

noun

The psychological and communicative space between a teacher and a learner in distance education settings.

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Meanings

nountransactional distance (countable and uncountable, plural transactional distances)

plural transactional distances

  1. countableuncountableeducationThe psychological and communicative space between a teacher and a learner in distance education settings.
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